Quotes by Rosie O'Donnell

“Sometimes, when people speak, I cease listening to their words and zoom in instead on the cadence, and it can seem lovely, and at other times absurd, all this verbiage, these seemingly random conso...”

“I'd always admired writers. I'd always loved words on a page. Somehow, words seemed to bypass image and get straight to the heart of things. Somehow, words seemed big enough to contain pain, and se...”

“I know the best moments can never be captured on film, even as I spend nearly half my life trying to do just that.”

“I think that once you open the door and allow people in on a certain aspect, it's very hard to then control how far that ripple effect is. So I think that the person who is known or famous has the ...”

“I'm not asking that people accept homosexuality. I'm not asking that they believe like I do that it's inborn. I'm not asking that. All I'm saying is don't let these children suffer without a family...”

“I wish that there were more stringent laws to make guns sold anywhere that they're legal harder to get.”

“I'm not going to let my life revolve around losing weight. I have other things to do.”

“I see myself as Rhoda not Mary Tyler Moore.”

“I think that the reason for my success is that I am really not aspirational. I am inspirational in that the people at home feel like they can really relate to me.”

“I'd always admired writers. I'd always loved words on a page. Somehow, words seemed to bypass image and get straight to the heart of things. Somehow, words seemed big enough to contain pain, and se...”

“I see myself as Rhoda not Mary Tyler Moore.”

“Get away from the fear. Don't fear the terrorists. They're mothers and fathers.”

“President Bush almost killed me.”

“You know, you can imagine in China it's like: Ching chong, ching chong chong, Danny DeVito, ching chong chong chong, drunk, 'The View,' ching chong.”

“But I'm also gonna give you a fair warning that there's a good chance I'll do something like that again, probably in the next week -- not on purpose. Only 'cause it's how my brain works.”