Without liberals we wouldn't have unions. We wouldn't have environmental protections. We wouldn't have seat belts or birth control or the ACLU! Any of these things! Janeane Garofalo More Quotes by Janeane Garofalo More Quotes From Janeane Garofalo Men are allowed to age. Men are allowed to gain weight. Men are allowed to be quirky looking. Janeane Garofalo quirky age men To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first. Janeane Garofalo confidence motivational inspirational I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half-empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth. Janeane Garofalo cutting sarcastic funny Protesting the color of a man's skin is not a worthy protest. Janeane Garofalo protest worthy skins It’s mentally exhausting, feeling bad about something you can do nothing about. Janeane Garofalo feeling-bad can-do feelings I truly believe a woman's weight is a political issue, and if one young woman out there can see me and not feel crummy about herself, that's a good thing. Janeane Garofalo issues political believe The reason a person is a republican is because something is wrong with them. Again, that's science - that's neuroscience. You cannot be well adjusted, open-minded, pluralistic, enlightened and be a republican. Janeane Garofalo republican open-minded reason The teabagger thing and the right-wing thing - they pick easy targets, and a female in the entertainment industry is low-hanging fruit. It's very easy to mock and marginalize people in general who are in the entertainment industry, for some reason. But then definitely there's the double standard and the misogyny that goes through it as well. Janeane Garofalo double-standard female people How long do we have to deal with conservative failure? How long? Thirty years is not enough? So I would say enough with that, and I would say check out the Center for American Progress, and the writings by Patrick Garofalo, economic guru. That's what I would say. Janeane Garofalo writing long years Taking into account the public's regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in. Janeane Garofalo being-yourself individuality inspire Many people feel that mass acceptance and smooth socialization are desirable life paths for a young adult… Many people are often wrong… Don’t bother being nice. Being popular and well liked is not in your best interest. Let me be more clear; if you behave in a manner pleasing to most, then you are probably doing something wrong. The masses have never been arbiters of the sublime, and they often fail to recognize the truly great individual. Taking into account the public’s regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in. Janeane Garofalo nice acceptance people If you don't recognize the racist element in the teabag movement, you're either dishonest, or you've never seen the teabag movement, or heard of it, or been acquainted with it in any way. Janeane Garofalo racist Let's be very honest about what this is about. It's not about bashing Democrats, it's not about taxes, they have no idea what the Boston tea party was about, they don't know their history at all. This is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up. Janeane Garofalo party hate men The world would be better off with multiple superpowers. When Communist USSR was a superpower, the world was better off. Janeane Garofalo communist would-be world When I see the American flag, I go, 'Oh my God, you're insulting me.' Janeane Garofalo american-flag flags insulting There's a fake Facebook me. There's a fake me Twittering. Sometimes, when it was at the height of right-wing nonsense picking on me, there would be a fake me writing letters to the editor. Just totally not even something I've ever said, that will then become part of the echo chamber. Janeane Garofalo fake writing sometimes Last night, I went to a birthday party, and this girl brought a cake and a cheesecake. And the other girls that lived in the apartment, I swear to God, all night long: 'You're taking that cake with you when you go. That cake's not staying in this house.' Like it's this evil, Hope Diamond, nuclear, horrifying cursed thing. Janeane Garofalo party girl night It is not crazy to think that powerful people do some pretty horrible things. And maybe they get out of hand. Maybe it just gets away from them. It snowballs. Janeane Garofalo crazy powerful thinking When I talk about people wrapping themselves in the flag and hiding behind Jesus - that's an anti-intellectual thing to do in the political process, because legally, allegedly we have a separation between church and state. That's a legal precedent that's never observed. When people are trying to do something that's not in your best interest, they will wrap it in the flag and hide behind Jesus, which is a corrupt thing to do. Janeane Garofalo political people jesus I don't even know why somebody's Twittering as me. I don't understand it, and I wish that it would stop. But there's nothing that can be done. It's so terrible. Janeane Garofalo terrible done wish
