Roseanne Barr quotes

Roseanne Barr is an American actress, comedian, and writer, best known for starring in the hit sitcom "Roseanne." Her sharp wit and unapologetic humor helped redefine television comedy in the late 20th century. She continues to influence pop culture and remains a controversial figure in entertainment. Here are 94 of her quotes:

As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job.

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Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it also did my gay brother and my lesbian sister. Our younger sister is the perfect Jewish-American wife and mother, and is fiercely proud of that fact.

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Patriarchy is a bully notion, which if you will notice never attacks a nation that can defend itself. Zionism is patriarchal and sets Judaism on its head.

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Women complain about PMS, but I think of it as the only time of the month when I can be myself.

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I know how to do anything, I'm a mom.

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The American people are sick and tired of this ‘lesser evil' garbage they get fed every election year. Both the Democrats and the Republicans do the same evils once they're in office...

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Hi, this is Roseanne Barr and I'd like to welcome you to my own studio, where I'm able to speak for myself to my fellow and sister Americans without the filter of the biased media," she said. "This was my statement from the very beginning and it will continue to be forever because it is the truth. When ABC called and asked me to explain my 'egregious and unforgivable tweet,' I told them I thought Valerie Jarrett was white. And I also said, 'I'm willing to go on The View, Jimmy Kimmel, or whatever other show you want me to go on and explain that to my audience.'

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@ValerieJarrett i don't know if u saw it, but I wanted2 apologize to u 4 hurting and upsetting u with an insensitive & tasteless tweet. I am truly sorry-my whole life has been about fighting racism. I made a terrible mistake wh caused hundreds of ppl 2 lose their jobs. so sorry!

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I do kabbalistic meditation. It's not unlike time travel; it can change the past and not just the future. You can look at what was lost and go beyond the grief of what was lost.

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guys I did something unforgivable so do not defend me. It was 2 in the morning and I was Ambien tweeting-it was memorial day too-i went 2 far & do not want it defended-it was egregious Indefensible. I made a mistake I wish I hadn't but...don't defend it please. ty.

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Since I had my gastric bypass surgery in 1998, I eat like a bird. Unfortunately, that bird is a California condor.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of show business.

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You know when you first get rich, and you, like, just buy everything that you see? I did that for several years. And I have sheds full of things, maybe sometimes nine copies of the same thing.

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There's a lot more to being a woman than being a mother, but there's a hell of a lot more to being a mother than most people suspect.

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My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel.

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My husband and I didn't sign a pre-nuptial agreement. We signed a mutual suicide pact.

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I was completely nuts for most of my life.

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The fact that my grown kids like to hang out with me, I mean, it just - I don't think it really can get any better than that, I don't think.

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Facts and data, rather than opinion, are the two cornerstones of problem solving, and yet they are consistently withheld from the people by American media. We must have facts and data in order to recognize where there is a problem!

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One of the first things I bought when I made 'Roseanne Show' money was a farm in Iowa.

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In order to be able to write a good joke, you have to find the truth.

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I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard just to go bankrupt. I happened to write some jokes about it. I did real well for myself.

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