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

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" I knew I didn't want to be a doctor but didn't know what I wanted to do. I prayed, and all I heard back was: 'Do comedy.' It was something I had never done before, but I gave in, tried comedy, and the rest is history. "

" 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! "

" When something is not great, I'm not going to eat it. It's not enough to just get full. It's like, how does this make you feel? "

" 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? "

" Everyone has met or seen or interacted with a Nigerian in America because we leave Nigeria for here. We're your doctors. We're your lawyers. We're your child's best friend. All of the above. "

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

" I was looking around this room, this sea of industry folk. If I had have worn black and white, somebody would have asked me to get them a cocktail; the only other people of colour there were servers. "

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" I just love new, beautiful music. "

" For me, comedy was deftly terrifying. "

" A lot of people hustle differently, and I was like, 'You know what, let me hustle and create, and let me have something to show,' cuz my hustle led to opportunity. "

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

" People are surprised I do comedy! And I'm like, 'Guys, that's all I have been doing. For, like, forever.' "

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

" On a man, I love Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille. But I wear Orchid Soleil - I love a sweet smell. "

" What you see on TV is what you believe you can be. "

" On 'Insecure,' Molly works at a law firm, and there's scenes where her boss doesn't value her voice and doesn't value her efforts. And we had a lot of women tweeting 'Me too' in that situation. We're saying, 'Hey, no more. Not on our watch.' "

" My mom would always say, 'Hair is a woman's beauty.' I cut my hair all off. I was completely bald, and that was, like, 'What in the world?' My mom was like, 'What happened?' She had so many questions. "

" 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. "

" I remember, growing up, it wasn't sexy to be African. We got called names. "

" 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. "

" 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'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. "

" To not have the wherewithal to give fully to a relationship bothered me. "

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

" By the time I got to George Washington University, I had been a straight-A student in high school. "

" I don't even know anyone who hasn't watched 'Sex and the City.' If you didn't, we can't be friends. "

" If you're a woman of colour and you have any level of education, you have to adapt. "

" I want to own a comedy club. "