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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
Film Actor
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Television Actor
Television Producer
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Portsmouth
Virginia
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Wanda Yvette Sykes
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You can't make a woman happy. That's like trying to cure a fatal disease. The goal is to treat the symptoms so you can comfortably live with the illness.
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When life gives you lemons don't make lemonade, make pink lemonade. Be unique.
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I'm really funny now.
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But I think funny and talent will always win out I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.
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Some black people want to get in touch with their African roots. But then you got some black people that just don't give a damn. You tell them, 'Hey, I just got back from the motherland.' They're like, 'Where'd you go - Detroit? Did you see The Temptations?'
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What gets me is when celebrities aren't allowed to have an opinion on anything political. There's the whole 'Shut up and sing' thing.
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I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too.
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I had top-secret clearance and everything. I was working on a couple of projects that would keep me involved in Desert Storm. I was in the mix, which is scary.
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But I understand that relationship I understand how the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law relationship has so many conflicts because it's so forced.
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Once you start making money, you can be an ass. But I am not an ass. I'm too lazy, that takes a lot of energy.
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It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.
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Mostly everything gets worse before it gets better.
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.
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I have a well-balanced show. It's 50/50 on men/women, and also African-American/white writers, it's the same thing. I have four African-American writers, and four non-African-American writers.
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There's times when I'm really shy, so these roles that I get to play, they're how I would love to really be. And that's why I love doing stand-up, because it gives me the freedom to say what I really want to say. I think that's why it's my favorite thing to do.
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I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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We got to stop doing that, ladies. You know, men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal.
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Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going.
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A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.
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