When we can become really honest with ourselves, and deeply ponder what we want, where we want to go, what we want to do, we are at the perfect beginning, because we are, right at that moment, at the heart of who we are, and any action taken from that place is going to be a glorious one.

-- "i have chosen to stay and fight,"
by Margaret Cho

Strange, there's so much religion in the world, but only enough to make us fight over who is right, not enough to make us love one another.

-- "i have chosen to stay and fight,"
by Margaret Cho

Why do we not believe hysterical women? Hysterical women are always right.

-- "i have chosen to stay and fight,"
by Margaret Cho

The hotness is not about age, looks, body type, race; it's about honesty, knowing who you are and being who you are, without trying to front yourself as being better than you really are. It's about the deep-down authenticity of self, then looking it, living it, loving it.

-- "i have chosen to stay and fight,"
by Margaret Cho

What people need to understand is that the pussy is the Front Door of Life. Do you get that? Nobody really thinks about it like that up in the dusty ancient cabinet of old white men that think they know everything. Woman has the right to let someone in, or to tell them to come back another time, or even to have a sign that says NO SOLICITORS. Woman has the right to be exalted, cherished and respected. Woman has the right to choose, to choose for herself, for her own body, for her own life. Feminism is nonnegotiable. Word to your mother.

-- "i have chosen to stay and fight,"
by Margaret Cho

Do we forget our roots when we move on up, or do we take them with us and continue to fight for racial equality? Do we have a responsibility to fight for those who still struggle for a piece of American pie, or can we merely savor what we have and let everyone else fend for themselves, and live in the penthouse of privilege without the guilt of obligation? Finally, has our own attainment of unprecedented affluence allowed us to ignore everyone we consider "less than" because it feels justified?

-- "i have chosen to stay and fight,"
by Margaret Cho

The terrible thing about invisibility is the lengths we will go to be seen.

-- "i have chosen to stay and fight,"
by Margaret Cho