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Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.
Harvey Fierstein
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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don’t change governments during war.
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Theater is my temple and my religion and my act of faith. Strangers sit in a room together and believe together.
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I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.
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