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" Feminists cried, 'Sexism!' when New York Senator Hillary Clinton was judged not by the content of her character but by the color of her pantsuits. "

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" I'd like to see David Letterman adopt the inclusion rider on his Netflix show. "

" Garry Shandling's stand-up specials were masterpieces of tightly crafted stories that delivered both hard jokes and hard truths. He was neurotic and self-deprecating, and his observations on life cut deep. "

" Retaining a child-like sense of wonder is a boon for creative types like Steven Spielberg and J. K. Rowling. "

" I have a husband who didn't just resign himself to staying home but was happy to be the primary parent. "

" In TV, you look to make characters consistent, but in real life, we're not consistent. Sometimes we're brave, and sometimes we're not. Sometimes we're very aggressive, and sometimes we back right down. "

" If I were to write a sequel to 'Lean In' for men, I would call it 'Make Room.' "

" Writing for TV made way more sense than writing for magazines. And by sense, I mean money. "

" I think, in all fields, there's this motherhood pay penalty where, the second you become a mother - and this is true whether you give birth or adopt - you're perceived to not be as committed to your job. Whereas men are perceived as breadwinners who now need more money and promotions because they're fathers. "

" Studies do show that in hierarchical structures, you do get more harassment. There's more power concentrated at the top, which means there's more abuse of power concentrated at the top. And every TV show is very much a hierarchy. "

" There have always been women who were successful against the odds. Now we need to change the odds so more women can be successful. "

" Like leggings, comedies created by women came into vogue in the late 1980s, exploded in the early '90s, went mainstream in the mid-'90s, and were shoved into the back of the closet around 1997. "

" Making someone laugh is the simplest, most basic positive human connection. "

" Give me a rock, and I will roll it. "

" An ocean of ink - real and virtual - has been spilled critiquing the appearance of female politicians. "

" In the writers' room, I know the difference when someone brushes up against me and makes a sexist crack and when they've stepped over the line and made me feel uncomfortable and unsafe. "

" One of the great things about being in entertainment is you have access to the media. People pay attention to you. "

" Unfortunately, my system for tracking down funny female writers isn't methodical. It's mainly based on word-of-mouth, which can cast a limited net. "

" I think I'm funnier in my writing than in person. "

" There's this perception that there's a pipeline problem for women and people of color. I don't buy into that. I think we have a broken doorbell problem, and there are plenty of women and people of color standing at the doorstep trying to get in the door, and nobody's opening it. "

" Trump Tower is no ordinary property: It is the jewel in Donald Trump's brass crown. "

" People say, 'Dress for the job you want,' and since I wanted a job that guys had, I dressed like a guy. "

" We have so many great memoirs from women in front of the camera, from Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler, and Amy Schumer. "

" You don't have to let a bad experience stop you from doing what you want to do. "

" Moral licensing comes into play when people rely on past behavior to dismiss current prejudiced behavior. This is better known as the 'Some of my best friends are...' defense. "

" Writing is not what you start. It's not even what you finish. It's what you start, finish, and put out there for the world to see. "

" My criticisms of late-night TV blew up some old friendships and sparked some new ones. "

" At 26, I was single, living in Manhattan, and working as a journalist at 'Vanity Fair.' I was Carrie Bradshaw... in sensible shoes. "

" An executive producer with an all-male writing staff once inadvertently revealed his deep, dark fear. While discussing a full-time position for me, he mused out loud, 'I wonder if having a woman in the room will change everything.' Of course, what he really meant was: 'I wonder if having a woman in the room will change me.' "

" I learned not to get too happy about good news or too distraught about bad. "