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I burned out on AIDS and did no AIDS work for a couple of years. I was so angry that people were still getting this disease that nobody can give you - you have to go out and get it!

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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.
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When I went into 'Fiddler,' I wondered about the response I'd get - the backlash because I'm openly gay. There was none. I toured Canada and America, and not one single review suggested that I played the role gay or that I seemed anything but Tevye.
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I don't believe in the afterlife, so I do think when somebody passes, it's worthy of note.
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A musical takes two to five years. You have to love it to put in the years.
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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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Is a gay play a play that has sex with other plays?
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In no way be bullied into silence. Hardly ever permit on your own to become made a sufferer. Acknowledge no one's definition of one's lifetime define oneself
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I just don't like politics. My rule is if I can put a spotlight on something, I'll do that.
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I'm sure there's going to be some material from This Is Not Going To Be Pretty. I usually use that song to just introduce myself to the audience, although the patter in between the song is always different.
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To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.
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When a politician like Marco Rubio is willing to sacrifice his career defining immigration reform legislation solely to insure that gays and lesbians are denied equal protection under the law, we have to admit that we’re under attack. This is not pragmatic politics at work. These are the policies of bias, exclusion and unfairness.
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I often say that if you want to really want to understand the contract of marriage just ask anyone who has been divorced. The marriage contract is one of property rights. Or maybe you can look in the bible to see what Adam had to say about divorce since Eve was his second wife.
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Always admit when you're wrong. You'll save thousands in therapy... and a few friendships too.
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State sanctioned marriage is a civil contract period. A contract is not a judgment of moral value. It is a legal agreement between two parties that testifies to a meeting of minds between those consenting entities. It is not a religious act or rite and so has nothing to do with Adam and Eve or Steve or even Harvey.
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Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.
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I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other people's work and all of a sudden you've got a very full life.
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I am thrilled - I can't stress that enough - thrilled when I see kids getting active.
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Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise. My voice is 95 percent noise.
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As soon as I started writing, other writers stopped wanting me acting in their shows - maybe they thought I was going to rewrite them.
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Change your mind as often as possible. Just because you thought something yesterday doesn't mean you have to think it today. Don't ever become a prisoner of your own opinion
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