Quote

I'm very much an optimist. I don't think I could do my work if I didn't believe there was some kind of hope for humanity.

Sandra Bernhard

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Sandra Bernhard
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 6
Comedian
Film Actor
Singer
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
Flint
Michigan
Work
Much
Kind
Believe
Think
Optimist
Thinking
Humanity
Hope
Didn

More quotes by Sandra Bernhard

Image
As a kid, I loved being loved, and still do. Who doesn't love being loved?
Sandra Bernhard
Image
They want families to come to New York and go to the theater, so the theater is all geared toward family entertainment. It's money, you know.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
When you're watching the news, how many days in a row can you watch that and feel good about yourself and the world?
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I believe in people living their lives and having privacy.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
For most of my relationships, I would have liaisons, and I would feel guilty.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I'm somebody who can absorb a lot.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
Purim, one of my favorite holidays. It's like the original drag queen's holiday. It's when all the Jewish men go for it and feel no guilt for a change.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I was looking for something within Judaism that had a spiritual nature and not just a religious nature. So my trainer at the time was the one who took me to the Kabbalah center on my 40th birthday. I was like, Oh, this is so cool. I was just ready for it. I was ready for something different.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I think there are always different times in your life when you go, Oh, god. I wish I were traditionally pretty. My life would be so much easier. But then you get through that, and you go, Well, I'm not.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I try to avoid people's eyes because I don't like to get that intimate with just anybody. i don't need the responsibility.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I would never wanna do a show that's strictly maudlin and invaded my personal life and my home. I would never do that.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I always have kind of underneath feeling of peace of mind that I get from just the basic tenants of spirituality.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I can't tell you 100 percent what makes a relationship work. But I can see something good coming and I can see something bad coming.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
How far can we go? How much can we absorb and still have some peace of mind?
Sandra Bernhard
Image
Gayness is a non-issue.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I think people are a little bit intimidated by me. You know, I'm not exactly a wilting flower, so I think they're a little bit scared of me sometimes.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I like the energy of live performance.
Sandra Bernhard
Image
I tend to go against the grain because when I start to see that everybody's trying to shock, I try not to. I just do stuff that's subtler, more emotional, and I think that shocks people.
Sandra Bernhard