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" That's a nice thing about being a topical standup: you can add in things to keep it fresh. "

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" I started by doing a little funny story, and then I started going to open mics. I realized I had a lot of work to do - you have to get over the stage fright and get your stage presence up. It took me some time, but I finally feel that I'm at a point where I feel comfortable on stage and giving my point of view. "

" Life is funny, and that's why I celebrate it in my shows. "

" I was a latchkey kid, so when I saw the 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' that showed me that there was a different type of lifestyle out there. I was curious about it and amazed about it. "

" I'm fat, and I support fat celebrities, like Oprah. "

" I like having peace and quiet in my life, and I am perfectly happy in my relationships. "

" My material reaches everyone. "

" Really, it hasn't changed for female comics; it's still hard for females to really enter the game. "

" Anyone driving a 1992 Cutlass, take it back, because I built it. "

" I couldn't be where I am today if I had children. My focus would be on my children and home. And you can do it later in life. "

" We have to remember that people are free to love who they want to love. That also means that black women are free to love who they want to love. "

" One of my dreams was to change the way women of color were seen on television. "

" What helped was that my mother, even though we didn't have a lot of money... allowed me to take part in the Girl Scouts. "

" They're smart in Orange County. Smart and rich - just how I like 'em. "

" Even when I was an engineer, I was a comic on my job. At birthday and holiday parties, I was the one scheduling and emceeing. If you work on your gift, and you're good, it will shine through. "

" That's the one thing I have to say to females. If you don't have a certain look, or if you look a certain way, they won't accept you. "

" People are getting picked up off the street and getting a show, and it's because we're not using the people that are trying to be entertainers - use more of them. "

" Being a female comic and getting a Comedy Central special is an honor because not a lot of women get that. "

" Miss Britney Spears took a dude that was already with a girl that had babies. And sometimes when you do that kind of stuff and take a dude, that's called karma. "

" I do talk about celebrity relationships like Kim Kardashian's. I like to find the humor in love. "

" I did all this standup comedy in college, and from that point on, I tried to develop myself and get my name back out there. "

" I never wanted a traditional lifestyle. I'm not that kind of person. "

" If you think about how many headlining female comics are out there, you could say 15, maybe 20? "

" I am the funny, crazy person. "

" When we heard that little dial-up sound, that eeeeee, and then you connected, and you then go and you check your mail and you get that 'you got mail,' you were excited. I mean, that was the thing. "

" I'll see something, and I'll go, 'Oh, wow, that's interesting,' because really, comedy comes from the truth. "

" It's been a long haul. It may seem to some people that have never heard of me, 'Oh she just popped up on the scene,' but I've been working on this for some time. "

" Whatever you're destined to do, you will be. "

" I do like to laugh at and talk about relationships. "

" There is nothing like a live performance. You can look at things on television, and you can look at things on YouTube, but when you get in a room full of people and you say one joke, and everyone's laughing at the same thing, it's a really great experience. "

" Everything that I've done on television has helped me to get the exposure that I need. "