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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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" I have immigrant, African parents. They would say, in their Nigerian accents, 'So you want to be a jester?' And I was like, 'I don't want to be a court jester, Ma. I want to be a comedian.' "

" I had my masters in public health, and the goal was to be a doctor, and organic chemistry let me know that that was not going to happen, as did my fear of blood. "

" There are different types of experiences, and all of them are valid, and all of them deserve to be portrayed in a real way. "

" For me, comedy was deftly terrifying. "

" I remember talking to old-school African American grandpops, and they're just like, 'When I saw my wife, I looked up from across the street, and I said, 'That girl gon' be my wife someday.' And we've been married 45 years.' Like, what? That's all it took? "

" There's this idea if you are a woman of colour, that you must never let them see you break down. That we've got to show ourselves in the best light, always, as the 'Strong Black Women' and bring that 'black girl magic' all the time. "

" A lot of people have done things in the name of Christianity and religion and faith in a not-so-nice way. "

" How many shows on TV do you see young black people, both women and men, really embody a full-fledged human being, flaws and all? "

" Sometimes you are the only living, walking, breathing version of the Bible that people will ever see. What long-lasting taste are you going to leave in their mouths? A lot of people have left a bad taste. And it's so unfortunate, because God is the best! "

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

" I worked for a company called Population Services International, a social marketing company advocating healthy behaviors. We had a big branding campaign with celebrities to help educate about the proper use of mosquito nets, for example, to help prevent malaria. "

" When it comes to black female comedians, it's like, if you're not overweight, are you funny? There's rules, like, you can't be skinny and pretty and funny. I'm all three, sorry to break it to you. "

" The thing about black women and black hair is that you just have to experiment. "

" I don't look at God as some boring dude in the sky that tells me what to do all day. I legitimately be like, 'Yo, you know what, G, that's crazy how that happened. That's dope. You know, you the real MVP.' "

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

" Getting into comedy was difficult for my parents to comprehend. I think now they are really proud I stuck to it. "

" I think there is this narrative that if you are a black woman, and you are strong, and you are educated, it's like, 'Good luck getting a black man.' "

" There's random people calling my phone: 'Your mother gave me your number.' My mother has tried to set me up so many times long-distance. "

" My faith - as well as my Nigerian culture - really gave me the substance and foundation to be who I desire to be in life. "

" Sometimes you're just regular. Sometimes you wake up, and your breath stinks like everybody else, and you had a bad hair day. "

" As a performer, the thing you want the most is to be your authentic self. "

" I just love new, beautiful music. "

" I have a show called 'First Gen' that David Oyelowo is executive producing. "

" I love a dark brown blush, like brown on brown. "

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

" I'm grounded in who I am. "

" 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?' "

" I grew up Catholic, so I had a more traditional relationship with religion. "

" Wanda Sykes and I have had similar career trajectories. We're both from the D.C. area. She spent five years working as a contracting specialist for the NSA, and I got my master's in public health. "