Harvey Fierstein Quotes

I have a lot of faith in President Obama. The thing that seems to be true of him is that he doesn't speak when you would expect him to speak. He's very measured in his response to things. He likes to get all the facts first before he shoots his mouth off. It makes me crazy; it makes a lot of people crazy.

Harvey Fierstein

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 6, 1954

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At one level, SXSW exemplifies serendipity, because whenever I come, I get these unexpected meetings with people I never knew existed, and you couldn't have planned it. But by making the choice to come to SXSW, I'm increasing the probability of those encounters.

John Hagel III

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I used to get, like, 2,000 letters a week at one point.

Andrew Keegan

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I asked for a piano in the TARDIS, but it hasn't happened. I'd love to see the Doctor rock up and play, but it'd have to be done in an inventive and silly way.

Matt Smith

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I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.

Stephan Jenkins

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My dad is Dominican, my mother's Puerto Rican, and I got into bachata at the age of 10 or 11. When I started listening, it had a reputation for being music for hick people. I thought that had to be changed. I was born and raised in the Bronx, and I knew you make something cool if you're cool.

Romeo Santos

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Marvel does a fantastic job about bringing human stories - because you're telling big stories with a heart at the centre of it - and that's what connects all of the characters to our audience members.

Mike Colter

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What I should have been, you see, is a neurologist.

Jonathan Miller

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My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

Desmond Tutu

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I'm embracing many different things, but it's all feel-good.

Christina Aguilera

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I've often been accused of making anthropology into literature, but anthropology is also field research. Writing is central to it.

Clifford Geertz

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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

Wislawa Szymborska

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When you win a world title, you are motivated to work.

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot

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