Margaret Cho Quotes

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Margaret Cho

Profession : Comedian

Birth : December 5, 1968

I think that all bodies are beautiful in millions of different ways but I get down on myself too!

Margaret Cho

I think reality television is such a special talent.

Margaret Cho

If you say you're not a feminist, you're almost denying your own existence.

Margaret Cho

My life is anything but typical.

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My history in show business spans over a quarter of a century, and I have seen many people in the industry struggle with coming out, only to find much more success after they finally did.

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Comedy was all I ever wanted.

Margaret Cho

Why go through life feeling cheated? It does nothing but make you bitter.

Margaret Cho

We women are constantly at war with our bodies, it is hard to find amnesty for ourselves.

Margaret Cho

I was raised to be self-conscious about weight. Then as I got older and started doing television, it became a career issue, like, 'You have to lose weight or you'll lose that job.'

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I'm always surprised when I get recognized.

Margaret Cho

Comedy was the key to everything. I grew up fast and controlled my future by bringing it on faster than it naturally unfolded. I cheated myself out of a childhood but then got a running headstart into adulthood that no one else could keep up with.

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I mean, what's great about touring is that's what you do. You're in a constant state of motion and then you stop to do a show and you move onto the next city. All you have to do is do the show. That's the only responsibility that you have.

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The incognito of lower class employment is an effective cloak for any dagger one might wish to hide.

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I thought I was so ugly for so long, and I wasted so much of my life on this dumb notion.

Margaret Cho

It's important to feel beautiful; it's political to feel beautiful.

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Politics has less to do with where you live than where your heart is.

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I think the best way to get over your body issues is to just flaunt your body at every opportunity.

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I'm lucky that I have good genetics. Like you said, it just gets better as I get older.

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I have a box of awards in the closet. I think it is weird to put them out. I might if I had an Emmy or Oscar, but I don't.

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When it comes to children, my mom doesn't believe in borders. She loves all children, and that's a good example of mothering the world. I need to do that, but before I can, I need to get over my fear of kids in the first place.

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