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" I have known Michael Richards for something like 20 years. We're friends. "
Paul Mooney
Years
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" There's no such thing as reverse racism. "
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" I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them. "
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" Tennessee Williams knew about the South, but he would clean it up and lie about it. "
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" You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem. "
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" I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive. "
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Passionate
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Then
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