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" What drives the creative person is that we see it all. "

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" I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am. "

" I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates. "

" I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job. "

" Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire. "

" If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too. "

" My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on. "

" Men don't hear women. "

" It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are. "

" I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing. "

" Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it. "

" I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom. "

" That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss. "

" It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes. "

" I worked with people like Edward Snowden. Well, not people who took stuff home. "

" I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things. "

" I'm constantly preparing. Material hits me; I'm always writing. I go back and listen to my shows and just prepare and put my set together. But the day of, I like to have some downtime. A nice lunch is important for me. "

" I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place. "

" I had real big boobs, and I just got tired of knocking over stuff. Every time I eat, 'Oh, Lord'. I'd carry a Tide stick everywhere I go. My back was sore, so it was time to have a reduction. "

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" The government shouldn't be involved in this because it's very simple. If you don't believe in same-sex marriage, then don't marry somebody of the same sex. "

" I have a very diverse crowd from old, young, black, white, straight, gay. It's a little bit of everybody. "

" I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all. "

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" I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic. "

" It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people. "

" My voice is distinctive: there's a rhythm to it, and also, it's funny. I was just blessed with a funny-sounding voice. "