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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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If you don't believe in same-sex marriage, then don't marry somebody of the same sex.
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white criminals commit the biggest crimes.a brother might rob a bank. a white man will rob a pension fund. the brother is going to get ten to fifteen years because he had a gun. the white guy is going to get a congressional hearing because he had a job and a nice suit.
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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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Ok so there's no TV shows, no movies going on fine, but I love going on stage and performing stand up so my situation is a little better than someone who's strictly just an actor or actress.
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Yeah, I had top-secret clearance and everything.
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I don’t understand why people really get upset about something that doesn’t affect them at all.
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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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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
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Mostly everything gets worse before it gets better.
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How can you stop people from loving each other? How can you get upset about loving?
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I hate when women compare men to dogs. Men are not dogs. Dogs are loyal. I've never found any strange panties in my dog's house.
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I don't like the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer. I want my enemy on a different planet.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.
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When life gives you lemons don't make lemonade, make pink lemonade. Be unique.
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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 feel today's society is so judgmental.
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I think the worst one [indian mascot] is the Cleveland Indians' Big Chief Wahoo. It's just a red face on a baseball with a big, toothy grin. It's the Sambo of all other offensive mascots. I have never seen a Native American smile that hard before, not even at a casino opening.
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