Explore Quotes by Harvey Fierstein

How time flies when you're doin all the talking.

Of course people are afraid. But honestly facing that fear, seeing it for what it is, is the only way of putting it to rest.

Never be bullied into silence.

To make positive change requires lasting commitment, lasting commitment requires measurable targets, measurable targets requires detailed action plans, detailed action plans requires a goal you desire, desire requires a positive attitude to change your life, and the option to change your life requires WORK. Byron Pulsifer, from Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?

The next time you feel you have to say, "I love you" to someone, say it to yourself - and see if you believe it.

With Russia about to hold the Winter Games in Sochi, the country is open to pressure. American and world leaders must speak out against Mr. Putin's attacks and the violence they foster. The Olympic Committee must demand the retraction of these laws under threat of boycott.

There are easier things in life than being a drag queen. But I ain't got no choice. Try as I may, I just can't walk in flats.

There's nothing I need from anyone except love and respect, and anyone who can't give me those two things has no place in my life.

CBS really wants me on TV. That's their aim. My aim is to have an all-gay sitcom someday, with heterosexuals as token guest stars. Let them be the next-door neighbors for a change.

I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect.

The real point is that you cannot harbor malice toward others and then cry foul when someone displays intolerance against you. Prejudice tolerated is intolerance encouraged. Rise up in righteousness when you witness the words and deeds of hate, but only if you are willing to rise up against them all, including your own. Otherwise suffer the slings and arrows of disrespect silently.