Margaret Cho: Trending quotes (page 3)

“If racial minorities, sexual minorities, feminists both male and female, hell, all liberals got together and had this big "too much information," "go there," voice…that would equal power. And that power would equal change. And that change would equal a revolution.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, Revolution Tour

Hell , Change

“I was on a plane, and the steward was coming down the aisle. "Asian chicken salad… Asian chicken salad… Asian chicken salad…" And he gets to me and he's like, "… chicken salad!" What does he think I'm gonna do? "Dis is not de salad of my people! In my homeland, dey use mandarin orange slices… and crispy wonton crunches!"”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, Revolution Tour

People , Thinking

“Just as we pull up to this place… I notice two very large American flags… It's as if there was a need to emphasize the Americanness of this place. "We are American" says the first flag. "No we really are!" says the second. It struck me as enormously sad, somehow awkward and tragic.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, NATIONALISM

Sadness

“How many Americans lives have been lost in this brutal and needless war? How many Iraqi? How many names do we know on either side?”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, WAR

War

“Why do Republicans hate gay marriage so much? They certainly don't hate gay prostitutes.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, Assassin CD

Hate , Marriage

“So I was drinking tequila, and I was drinking grappa, which is Italian for gasoline, and I was drinking Jägermeister, which I believe is the liquid equivalent of Wonder Woman's golden lasso, because it will make you tell anybody the truth for no reason whatsoever. "You have really bad skin. Thanks for the drink."”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, Drunk With Power CD

Truth , Drink

“I had always regarded the world of political humor as the exclusive domain of white men and immediately disqualified myself from participation. I know better now, its immensely pleasing when I'm referred to as a political comedian…”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, MENTAL COLONIZATION

Men , World

“Whenever I get hate mail, the verbal assault is always racial.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, RACISM AND CIVIL RIGHTS

Hate

“Why am I political? Because society's consistent and constant disregard and lack of respect for minorities, even the title minority, is too much to bear silently. Their insistence at our invisibility, whether subtle as noninclusion, or as loud and violent as hate crimes, is contagious, and can make me hide from myself.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, SPEAKING UP

Hate

“We have allowed alarmist and racist attitudes to take us hostage, and if these impulses are not kept in check they will behead us all.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, RACISM AND CIVIL RIGHTS

“Something traumatic happened to me when I was younger. I was with this old black woman, and she was very wise, very Alice Walker, The Color Purple…she looked at me and she says, "Baby…you know I used to be able to fly but I can't fly no more, baby. But baby, you…? You too fat to fly."”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, Drunk With Power CD

Color , Baby , Flying

“We justify those atrocities because, well, they're doing their best for their country, but then again, that exactly what the hooded executioners…”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, NATIONALISM

Country

“The amount of racism, sexism, homophobia, and hatred in general that lies beneath the surface of the American dream is astounding and serious.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, RACISM AND CIVIL RIGHTS

Dreams

“When we never see who we are, never hear what we think about things, what we are doing as a group or what we are doing individually, then it is as if we are never there in the first place. Silence = Nonexistence.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, INVISIBILITY

Thinking , Silence

“This land is your land, but this land isn't my land - that is what so many of us thought. This 2nd class citizenship has sunk in so deeply that we have barely an awareness of it.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, INVISIBILITY

“We were taping the episodes of the show. I guess they had decided they could now fit my face onto a TV screen, and they wouldn't have to letterbox it.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, I'm The One That I Want Tour

“I don't know how to find our voice. It catches in my throat when I try to use it. If I do manage to get something out, its met with very vocal opposition from all kinds of surprising sources.”

Margaret Cho

From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, INVISIBILITY

“Talking to John Kerry is like talking to an Ent. You know, the tree people from Lord of the Rings…[imitating an Ent] I believe that all Americans should have affordable healthcare…”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, Assassin CD

People , Tree

“A Korean reporter once asked me, "Do you think your Korean parents are ashamed because you talk about what you talk about on stage?" I said, "I don't think they're ashamed because they're Korean. I think any parents would be ashamed."”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, I'm The One That I Want Tour

Thinking , Parent

“Do I look like a happy-ending to you?”

Margaret Cho

From Her Tours and CDs, Beautiful Tour

Happiness