41 Quotes by Hannah Gadsby

To be rendered powerless does not destroy your humanity. Your resilience is your humanity. The only people who lose their humanity are those who believe they have the right to render another human being powerless. They are the weak. To yield and not break, that is incredible strength.

Do you know why we have the sunflowers? It’s not because Vincent van Gogh suffered. It’s because Vincent van Gogh had a brother who loved him. Through all the pain, he had a tether, a connection to the world. And that is the focus of the story we need – connection.

I don’t identify as transgender. But I’m clearly gender not-normal. I don’t think even lesbian is the right identity for me. I really don’t. I might as well come out now. I identify as tired. I’m just tired.

Self-hatred is only ever a seed planted from outside in.

We need to hear stories from older women. There's a wealth of wisdom and real resilience there, but they're silenced.

My brain is just so busy. I'm inattentive; I'm a daydreamer: the space cadet kind.

I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.

Shame has its place. Shame is what you do to a kid to stop them running on the road. And then you take the shame away, and immediately, they're back in the fold. You should never soak anybody in shame. It's the prolonged existence of shame that then flips out into destructive rage. We can't exist in that. It's like treacle.

I always kept my expectations in life very tame.