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I have the world's worst taste in men, so now I simply have wonderful relationships of the friend kind, but trying to settle down with somebody? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm beyond that.

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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies don't.
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And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television.
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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 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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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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It would be nice to redefine ourselves - at the moment we are drowning in diversity. That's not a bad thing, its just going to take a while before we refocus.
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The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later.
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Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.
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Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.
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With Russia about to hold the Winter Games in Sochi, the country is open to pressure. American and world leaders must speak out against Mr. Putin's attacks and the violence they foster. The Olympic Committee must demand the retraction of these laws under threat of boycott.
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Pork was in 1971, and I stopped hanging out at The Factory by like 1973.
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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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Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.
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I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.
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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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Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas.
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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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