When someone comments on my weight, I have to work hard to stand in front of the mirror and say, “This is who you are. You’re okay in this lady, and you’re a great, healthy, lovable and loving person.” I try to accept myself.
ROSIE O'DONNELLCulture is defined, really, by the artists who record what the everyday experience is like and then translate it to a common piece of art that all people can respond and relate to.
More Rosie O'Donnell Quotes
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I don’t think you choose whether or not you’re gay.
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I want the same standard applied to homosexuals as is applied to heterosexuals.
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Are you fat because you’re a lesbian, or are you a lesbian because you’re fat?
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If civil disobedience is the way to go about change, than I think a lot of people will be going to San Francisco
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Without art there is no hope.
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I think everyone spins. You would just be an empty vacant shell reporting facts. I mean, you have your life that you bring with you to every moment that happens.
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I’d always admired writers. I’d always loved words on a page. Somehow, words seemed to bypass image and get straight to the heart of things. Somehow, words seemed big enough to contain pain, and sentences could pull broken bits together.
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Every kid should sit in the velvet at least once in their lifetime.
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I wish that there were more stringent laws to make guns sold anywhere that they’re legal harder to get.
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I think the promise of fame and what it holds to you as a child and dreaming of it is not what it is. What it is, I’m not complaining about, but it’s just different than the reality you dreamed.
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Why do you think people don’t think that homosexual parents are good? You don’t know what a homosexual family looks like. I will be the role model for the good gay family. Don’t let these children suffer without families because of your bias.
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I act irrationally, I defy the odds, I engage when others would run. I look for trouble, I seek chaos, it is a burden.
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We really did. We got married.
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I don’t like to go to premieres or openings. I don’t like to have to put on makeup.
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It’s probably my favorite part of my whole showbiz experience, is Broadway. The community of Broadway. That feeling that happens every night.
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