"I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want to be called women comedians, but I think it gives a path to the fact that we live in extremely patriarchal times." — Kate Clinton
“Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.” — Kate Clinton
“Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a lesbian onstage is still a very political act; if it weren't, more women would do it.” — Kate Clinton
“We really got a lot of very conservative gay people. You could look at the figures from the last election and realize that a third of the gay movement voted Republican.” — Kate Clinton
“I want to host a religious show. I'm sure nobody will be wanting the 11 o'clock spot on Sunday morning. I think we should really get some of our own preachers and preach that gay is good. And we'd have a great choir.” — Kate Clinton
“I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start new material.” — Kate Clinton
“A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still look like a Campbell's Soup kid.” — Kate Clinton
“As you can imagine I'm disappointed as anything that I was not selected to be the presidential running mate. And I find it continually appalling that it would be a radical thing to have a woman on the ticket.” — Kate Clinton
“We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.” — Kate Clinton
“I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think it's just so fabulous to laugh. I don't mind if people think, either. I think the brain is a very sexy organ.” — Kate Clinton
“They didn't even like Margaret Thatcher but at least there was Margaret Thatcher. There have been women, you know, Sonia Gandhi for heaven's sakes in India.” — Kate Clinton