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

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" If necessity is the mother of invention, urgency is the uncle of change. Without it, progress slows and then stops and then reverses. "

" The desire to keep doing what we love supersedes the desire to penalize bad behavior. "

" I turned 40, and things started to go south. "

" Misogyny - and racism - are 'hidden in plain sight,' and the burden of eliminating them should fall on the institutions, not the victims. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" The vocabulary of my cynical world doesn't allow me to explain the success of 'Lean In.' "

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

" The creative process is often wrapped up in bottomless anxiety, and when the world applauds the product of that process, it soothes the anxiety. Briefly. Then the anxiety returns and even intensifies. "

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

" In over thirty years working in TV and movies, I've never had an exit interview or contributed to a 360 assessment. "

" 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. "

" Jenny McCarthy has used her celebrity and sex appeal to attract attention to autism. And while no one questions McCarthy's determination and passion, many scientists have debunked her anti-vaccine message and her claims that a gluten-free diet can provide a cure. "

" Arts are a luxury, proof that a civilization has risen above 'politics and war.' "

" My first joke that ever aired on 'Late Night' was for a list of 'Top 10 Least Popular Summer Camps.' My contribution - 'Camp Tick in beautiful Lyme, Connecticut' - squeaked in at No. 10. Like a trip to Camp Tick, my time at 'Late Night' faded into memory like a short session at a dicey summer camp. "

" Hated 'The Imitation Game.' Totally inaccurate. A gay man with a messy room? Don't buy it. "

" Once, after a long week, I felt so insecure that I decided to make a list of people who thought I was funny even if I didn't think I was. At the top of the list, I wrote, 'Garry Shandling.' His early praise protected me like a comedy-writer version of Harry Potter's scar. "

" When threatened, the nervous system sometimes goes into a 'freeze response.' You assess the risk and determine that fight or flight doesn't help you. Staying put does. "

" 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. "

" When blue-eyed Donald Trump married hazel-eyed Ivana Zelnickova, he probably figured his broad-shouldered DNA would dominate her girly alleles. But genetics played a cruel trick on Trump: Of the couple's three children, only the youngest, Eric, wound up with his father's fishy blue eyes. "

" I've been speaking out about harassment and gender disparity for years. "

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

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

" 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. "

" By June 1990, I'd racked up 'written by' credits on both 'Newhart' and 'The Simpsons.' "

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

" I traveled to Israel in a small party assembled by Marty Peretz, the editor-in-chief of 'The New Republic.' Other guests included Senator Al Gore and his wife, Tipper. Like every tourist group, we climbed Masada, floated in the Dead Sea, and visited a kibbutz. "

" I'm such an admirer of Wendy Davis. "

" When I write, I feel like an optometrist, constantly flipping between lenses and asking, 'Is this better? Is this?' Slowly, the work comes into focus. "

" Together, we must all remember that one of the most effective responses to hate speech is more speech. "