I am kicking the hornet’s nest, as much as I can, i think it’s important to lean into the controversy because I know so much more about it now. I think now enough time has passed where people are starting to see the ridiculousness of what happened to me, and they’re seeing other people that Trump has done it [too].

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I love to make fun of fashion because it is just so silly.

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I can criticize your religion all I want, and you can criticize mine. I don't like this whole climate of, 'You can't ever say anything bad about the group I'm in, cause every group is untouchable.' We can all criticize each other and engage in debate all we want.

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There's one thing that's really great about waking up early, and it's not jogging or greeting the day - it's just that that's when they make doughnuts.

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I have no limits, no filter, no class, no poise. No decorum. Just fun.

Kathy Griffin

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Gwyneth Paltrow names her kid Apple. I'm not going to let that stand.

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I'm always listening and watching; my ear is like a boom mike. And judging, frankly. Constantly judging.

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I'm on every worst-dressed list imaginable.

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I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly.

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I have a no-apology policy.

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I did feel very sexy and desirable. Those prisoners looked at me like no man ever did. I don't care how many people they killed.

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Remember, folks, I am a comedian, not a journalist.

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Do you remember a little phenom called step aerobics? If you do, then you know how crazy it was to take two ninety-minute classes in a row. It’s incredible that I didn’t die from a blunt injury to the back of my head from slipping on my own pool of sweat.

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I have friends who are going through chemotherapy, and they make the darkest, most hideous cancer jokes you've ever heard.

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That's life when you're on the D-list.

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lists

A lot of celebrities, especially when you're talking about the really big ones, live in what I call the fame bubble. Nobody ever says no to them or challenges them or even teases them.

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Why would you want to keep the bluebird houses mounted in a place that you now know is unsafe for them? Bluebirds are not ornaments for pictures, they are living things that deserve your best effort if you are going to be a landlord to them. There is no magic spell that will protect those bluebirds--they have to depend on you or they are doomed.

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I love Mariah Carey. Remember the breakdown? I loved the breakdown.

Kathy Griffin

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I grew up in Chicago and was a huge fan of 'The Second City', so when I moved to L.A., I was looking for anything that resembled that... then I started 'The Groundlings', so I went to a show and it was very much like 'Second City'. I was so impressed that that same night I went backstage and I went up to the funniest person there.

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I have a no-apology policy. No apologies for jokes. I apologize in my real life all the time. I say ridiculous things, I make mistakes constantly. But when I'm on stage, I'm at a microphone it's a joke!

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I prefer being known for my stand-up because I write it. I love being an actor, and saying other people's words is great. But then, when I do stand-up, I love getting my own point of view out there.

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