"Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.“

-Harvey Fierstein

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Harvey Fierstein quote about Art: "Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate."

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"I have to work really hard, eight shows a week, to get a nice check as an actor. But when I write a play, and it's a - knock wood - hit, the checks come in for many years."

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"To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky."

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"I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other people's work and all of a sudden you've got a very full life."

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"So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then I did on other things. He actually did a portrait of my rabbit and some other stuff. Warhol was definitely... Warhol."

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"I burned out on AIDS and did no AIDS work for a couple of years. I was so angry that people were still getting this disease that nobody can give you - you have to go out and get it!"

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"Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did."

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