Harvey Fierstein Quotes

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
Harvey Fierstein

Life, Yourself, Silence

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.
Harvey Fierstein

Positive, Good, Power

It's a wonderful world. You can't go backwards. You're always moving forward. It's the wonderful part about life. And that's terrific.
Harvey Fierstein

Life, Forward, Moving

Always admit when you're wrong. You'll save thousands in therapy... and a few friendships too.
Harvey Fierstein

Wrong, Few, Save

Never be bullied into silence.
Harvey Fierstein

Silence, Bullied

Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.
Harvey Fierstein

Trust, Anyone, Says

How time files when you's doin' all the talking.
Harvey Fierstein

Time, Talking, Doin

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.
Harvey Fierstein

Nice, Bad, Before

Time will tell us what we did and didn't do.
Harvey Fierstein

A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them?
Harvey Fierstein

Why, Else, Child

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!
Harvey Fierstein

Work, Angry, Give

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.
Harvey Fierstein

Great, Mean, Chance

To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a right to do it. And if it's important to the gay youth - who are now setting the agenda - then its important to me.
Harvey Fierstein

Gay, Important, Youth

Well, I always looked at Mulan as a movie about a lesbian coming out.
Harvey Fierstein

Lesbian, Movie, Coming

When I write stuff and I help cast it, I turn away good people all the time. I may turn them down because this one's too tall and that one doesn't have a high enough voice or this one looks to old to match up with that one - there's a billion reasons not to hire somebody.
Harvey Fierstein

Time, Good, Help

I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.
Harvey Fierstein

God, Everyday, Actually

My play Safe Sex was picked apart because critics thought it was untrue. It was a play in which no one had AIDS, but the characters talked about how it was going to change their lives.
Harvey Fierstein

Change, Sex, Thought

Political movements always belong to the young.
Harvey Fierstein

Political, Young, Belong

The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.
Harvey Fierstein

Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
Harvey Fierstein

Life, Yourself, Accept

Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise. My voice is 95 percent noise.
Harvey Fierstein

Actually, Voice, Percent

Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.
Harvey Fierstein

Best, Theatre, Reach

And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television.
Harvey Fierstein

Movies, Television, Limited

Anyone with a smart phone is a potential eyewitness cameraman capturing and transmitting stories at speeds that turn Reuter photos and traditional reporting into, well... yesterday's news.
Harvey Fierstein

Smart, Anyone, Turn

Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.
Harvey Fierstein

Power, Art, Inspire

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: June 6, 1954

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