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" I have nothing to do with racism in America; it was here when I got here. "
Paul Mooney
Racism
America
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" An audience can be like a pack of wolves. "
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" Comedians period, in general, have demons, and myself included. "
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" I got my sense of humor from my grandmother. You know, my grandmother was very funny. "
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" Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43. "
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" I'm as American as apple pie. "
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" America is racial. America was founded on race. Race is America. The code name for America is 'race.' "
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" When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race. "
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" I have known Michael Richards for something like 20 years. We're friends. "
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" A woman can tell me about her having a baby, but I'll never know what it is to have a baby. "
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" Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.' "
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" The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats. "
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" If you're happy with what you're doing, then you don't get bored. "
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" When you know who you are, you know who you are. That's the real dangerous thing in Hollywood, because they all want to create you and mold you. "
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" When you watch TV, I didn't know black people were that happy. I had no idea they were that happy. I'm trying to find them. "
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" If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing. "
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" I like comedy, I mean, in all forms. "
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" Julie Christie, I used to hang out with her. She was friends with Richard Pryor and Warren Beatty and all of them. There was a club in Beverly Hills called the Candy Store, a private club. I used to hang out with them all. "
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She
Candy
" I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike. "
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Morning
Me
Love
" White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that. "
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People
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" Hillary Clinton could say she was a woman and running for president. And Sarah Palin could say she was a woman and running for vice-president. But Obama couldn't say, 'I'm black and I'm running for president.' It couldn't come out of his mouth. He couldn't say that because, if he did, he'd lose votes. "
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" My grandmother was the best. She loved you for you. She loved me for me. She was old-school. They broke the mold with her. They don't make them like that any more. "
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Loved
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" Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny. "
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He
" I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action. "
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Action
Want
Too Much
" I can't change the past, but one person can change the future - anything can happen. "
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" I think about never losing my voice, never giving in, never selling out, always keeping black, always sticking to the street. Staying neighborhood and not Hollywood. "
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" You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem. "
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" What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like. "
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