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" If I get some Bruce Lee nun-chucks that he actually used in a movie, those are going in the case. Those will never be used. Those will never be touched. "

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" Cool is the enemy of funny. You can't be cool and be funny at the same time. Only Eddie Murphy could do that. "

" I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place. "

" There's ups and downs of any job. If you worked at the post office, there's ups and downs. You have your good days, and you have your bad days. If you're a housewife, you have your good days, and you have your bad days. "

" Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That's why they call it the 'Fists of Fury.' Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I'm not mad at anybody. I'm not mad at any human being because I'm a human being. "

" Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It's poverty; it's frustration. "

" When you look at the artists who have come up through 'Billboard' over the years, it's incredible. "

" I'm art. You're art. We are God's greatest works, simple as that. "

" My voice is very distinct. People hear Tracy Morgan's voice, and they know Tracy Morgan right off the bat because I've been in their homes for so many years. "

" If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place. "

" You have to be highly intelligent to get away with a dumb joke. That takes a pretty smart fella. "

" I don't have a hateful bone in my body. I don't believe anyone should be bullied or made to feel bad about who they are. "

" So I think all comedians are earning their wings into heaven. We're all going to heaven, but everybody's not going to get their wings. Some people are just going to be regular angels. Doing cleanup, janitor work. In heaven, I'm going to sit on the couch with Oprah. "

" I want to be an example of a guy who made something of himself out of nothing. A guy who overcame the odds of a tough childhood, who worked hard, who didn't let his surroundings get the best of him and lead him to jail or the graveyard. Where I ended up - being a comedian, a TV star, and a movie actor - might be unique, but my story is not. "

" The truth is, I've never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that's a good thing. You know why? Because I'm not. Wasn't that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I'm funny! "

" Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes. "

" In New York, we get down. In L.A., everybody's pretty much standing around like they're at a keg stand. You got to get the party started, so I just take my shirt off. "

" Whatever I did on 'Saturday Night Live' is going to stay and remain on 'Saturday Night Live.' "

" Sometimes I think we're exposed to things we shouldn't be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a person's whole life. Trauma. "

" We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say. "

Freedom Of Speech

" I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy - laughter is universal, and I don't differentiate between people at all. Why should I? People are people. There's no reason why one person can't relate to any other person on this planet in some way or another. "

" I don't even read the newspaper; I don't read that crap. "

" My heart is committed to giving everyone the same rights that I deserve for myself. "

" I think it's good that I get scared because, if you never get scared, you don't have any need for guts. "

" Stand-up don't get no respect - it's the hardest thing to do in show business. You don't have no band and there's no music. "

" I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside. "

" We need to learn to laugh at ourselves because when you don't laugh, you cry. And I don't feel like crying. "

" I'm no Jerry Seinfeld. I wasn't raised with some backyard with a creek and trees and all that. "

" Most creative thing I've ever done? Got somebody pregnant. "