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" I'm as American as apple pie. "

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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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" I was born a comic. "

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" Comedians period, in general, have demons, and myself included. "

" If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing. "

" There's always a message in my comedy. "

" When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race. "

" People don't want to hear the truth; they never do. They wanna live in some kind of fantasy. "

" A woman can tell me about her having a baby, but I'll never know what it is to have a baby. "

" 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. "

" You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it. "

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" There's no such thing as reverse racism. "

" I can't change the past, but one person can change the future - anything can happen. "

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" Whatever that thing is that white people like in blacks, I don't have it. Maybe it's my arrogance or my self-assurance or the way I carry myself, but whatever it is, I don't have it. "

" Hollywood doesn't even have respect for itself. Hollywood lies to itself. "