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That we are selfish gives us the opportunity to gain the power so that, in time, we might be selfless. To give back what we have learned. To teach what we know, and shorten the journey for those who will come after us.
Margaret Cho
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Margaret Cho
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 5
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San Francisco County
California
Margaret Moran Cho
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I've always wanted to have tattoos. I grew up around people who were very tattooed. It's a self-expression thing it's also helped me claim my body as my own. So I think it's really positive. It's really joyful.
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I think that reaching out to kids that feel really isolated is a life saving gesture that we have a responsibility as older queers to do.
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I don't know why it's anyone's business! People do what they need to do. I did it, and it was nowhere near as traumatic as being raped. I was so numb for so long that sex work for me was not a big deal.
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Silence equals nonexistence. If I don't raise my voice, it's like I never existed.
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If you really care about children then why would you want to keep families from adopting them?
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No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy, and you are being worshiped like the false idol you are, how do you leave the stage and transition back into real life? ... What is there left to do but set yourself on fire?
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My attitude toward peace does not depend on which war we are discussing. I think that words should do the work of bombs.
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