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" I basically lived like a guy for, certainly, the first decade of my career, and I just wanted to blend in. "
Nell Scovell
Decade
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" I'm a little sad that they actually came up with the metaphor of waves for feminism. By definition, a wave goes in, and it comes out. I would really like it to be a tsunami that creates a flood that forever changes the landscape. "
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" 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. "
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" I think I'm funnier in my writing than in person. "
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" Like Lindsay Lohan and Lauren Conrad, Barack Obama is addicted to his BlackBerry. "
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" I'm such an admirer of Wendy Davis. "
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" Writing for TV made way more sense than writing for magazines. And by sense, I mean money. "
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" 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. "
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" Moms Mabley blazed a path for female stand-ups in a housecoat and floppy hat. Phyllis Diller worked equally hard to make herself unattractive to men and non-threatening to women. "
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" I've been speaking out about harassment and gender disparity for years. "
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" 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. "
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" I think it's an uphill battle in every field. You hear late-night comedy is hard on women. And then you hear investment banking is hard on women. And tech is hard on women. And then you start digging, and you learn philosophy departments are hard on women! "
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" The Kennedy Center Honors reflects our humanity and higher purpose. We are a great nation, in part, because we value culture. "
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Humanity
Value
" Hated 'The Imitation Game.' Totally inaccurate. A gay man with a messy room? Don't buy it. "
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Imitation
Man
" There have been many great newspapermen, but to my mind, only two have achieved immortality: Pulitzer for his endowment and William Randolph Hearst for his castle. "
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Mind
Two
" I fantasize about the networks making a rule that each show's writing staff needs to reflect the gender and racial makeup of its audience. "
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Writing
Reflect
" At 26, I was single, living in Manhattan, and working as a journalist at 'Vanity Fair.' I was Carrie Bradshaw... in sensible shoes. "
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Working
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" One of the greatest benefits to come out of 'Lean In' was convincing women to help and support other women - not out of this sense of duty and that you'd be condemned to hell forever if you didn't, but because it will make all your lives better. "
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" When you start a memoir, you think, 'I'm going to blast all the people who were mean to me.' And then you start writing, and you go, actually, it's so much more fun to say nice things about people who were kind and generous to you. "
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Fun
Me
" Early on in my career, I was often the only woman in the room, writing for shows like 'Late Night with David Letterman,' 'The Simpsons,' 'Newhart,' and 'Coach,' and sometimes I'd feel like I didn't belong. "
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" The vocabulary of my cynical world doesn't allow me to explain the success of 'Lean In.' "
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" Broad City's first season is full of moments that are insane... and yet make total sense. "
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" Trump Tower is no ordinary property: It is the jewel in Donald Trump's brass crown. "
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" For thirty years, I've been hearing that it's getting better for women. And until I see statistical proof over enough years that that's true, I won't believe it. "
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" Arts are a luxury, proof that a civilization has risen above 'politics and war.' "
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" 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. "
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" There have always been women who were successful against the odds. Now we need to change the odds so more women can be successful. "
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" You don't have to let a bad experience stop you from doing what you want to do. "
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