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" I don't understand why black people feel this undying need to want to be down with white people all the time. "

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" It's part of the gift and the curse of coming behind my brother. I'm not afforded the luxury of just taking a set casual, taking the night off. Because if I bomb, it's, 'Oh, he's not funny - he's just doing it because of his brother.' "

" People say an Oscar validates your career. No, it doesn't. There's more good actors without Oscars than there are with Oscars. "

" What amazes me is that the whole world is fascinated by Kim Kardashian. What's her talent? "

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" I know I'm going to be doing standup for the rest of my life. "

" When I was growing up with Chris, I was the little brother that was kind of annoying: 'Can I come?' 'Get out of here.' 'Can I play?' 'Get out of here.' So that's our relationship. I just do my own thing. I leave him alone. "

" My first stand-up experience, like most comics, was horrible. I got booed offstage. I thought I was funnier than I was. But the walk from the back of the room to the stage was the most excited I'd ever been about anything in my life other than kissing a girl. That's how I knew I had to get back onstage and do it again. "

" Ask Frank Stallone how far your name gets you. "

" New York is home. It's so unique that there is no other place like it. "

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" Mexicans work so hard. Jamaicans are like, 'Hey mon. Take it easy. You work too 'ard.' Sneak into the country Sunday night, working Monday morning. "

" You can live with diabetes. It's not the worst thing to have, but you have to manage yourself and have some self control. "

" If my sisters like something I do, then I'm very happy with it. I only listen to my sisters! "

" If you enjoy and become a fan of Tony Rock, I really appreciate it! But, I do my comedy for me, so I don't try and please everyone or appease anyone. In the end, it's for me. "

" Trouble was almost inevitable. I grew up with so many at-risk kids. Kids had things go wrong. "

" Every time I go onstage, it's a little less 'Chris Rock's brother.' "

" There's nothing like the freedom of being in a roomful of strangers and trying to make them laugh... You either sink or swim. It's like verbal boxing. "

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" Once school let out every year, my siblings and I would get packed into a station wagon to drive to South Carolina to see my grandparents for summer vacation. If school let out on Friday, we were probably in the station wagon no later than Sunday morning, and we would make stops along the way. "

" I saw my father every day of my childhood. "

" I talk about everything - politics, the economy; the news will give you more material than you can ever use. But relationships? That's the ongoing battle. You talk about men and women, and across-the-board everyone can relate to that. "

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" I can make anything in the room funny in a few seconds. "