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" I remember, growing up, it wasn't sexy to be African. We got called names. "

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" I want to own a comedy club. "

" As for my role models... you know, I'm an immigrant, so we didn't grow up with too much TV. My parents were like, 'You must read your books.' "

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" Over the years, my relationship with God has changed my life for the better - it's grown me up, given me a sense of purpose, and grounded me in my identity. "

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" You can't tell me no, because you can't tell Jesus no. It doesn't work. "

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" If I'm home on Wednesdays, I go to Bible study. I get my God time in, definitely. "

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" When something is not great, I'm not going to eat it. It's not enough to just get full. It's like, how does this make you feel? "

" I started comedy in 2006. I didn't even think it was a thing I could do. "

" I believe in being diligent but also cut yourself some slack. It's okay in the grand scheme of life. "

" New York is a walking city, so you'll be dressed to the nines, and you'll go out, and you feel more special and more pretty because more people acknowledge you. "

" A lot of times, especially in the black community, where therapy is talked about, it's like, 'Just go to church.' "

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" I believe in the equal and opposite: If I exist, there is an equal and opposite version of me, and so however long I have to wait, and wherever he happens to be, we'll find it. Sometimes it's like, 'Jesus, where he at?' "

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" I'm grounded in who I am. "

" I can only see what's in front of me, but God can see what's behind, what's ahead of me, what's beside me, and it just makes it so much easier to release control, cuz at the end of the day, if He brought me to it, He's gonna have to bring me through it. "

" My faith has really been the biggest asset of my career. It has grounded me and let me focus on what's important. "