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Writers get to stay with the piece. They don't just turn the script in and somebody else takes it over and goes out and produces it and edits it and all that stuff. We stay with the piece all the way through.

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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'
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Women and our right to choose were going to be challenged with Ashcroft around. When Bush appointed Ashcroft, I went out and got me four abortions. I stocked up. The doctor was like, Listen, you're not pregnant. I said, Hey, just shut up and do your job. I'm exercising my right while I can, dammit.
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I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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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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I watch Jay. I watch 'Letterman'. I flip back and forth between 'Conan' and 'Letterman', especially the top of the show for those guys.
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You know the economy is bad when illegals start complaining that Americans are taking their jobs.
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I'm a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for somebody else to create my next job I have the ability to basically write my own ticket.
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With a black president, I can relax... I can dance in public... I can buy a whole watermelon now.
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Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. I hope his kidneys fail.
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How can you stop people from loving each other? How can you get upset about loving?
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If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.
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When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.
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I was really gifted at being able to construct a joke, but it's like they weren't even memorable, my first jokes, because they were so about nothing.
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And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.
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I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too.
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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As soon as you say 'I do,' you'll discover that marriage is like a car. Both of you might be sitting in the front seat, but only one of you is driving. And most marriages are more like a motorcycle than a car. Somebody has to sit in the back, and you have to yell just to be heard.
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I always had one goal, and that was to be a real funny stand-up comic, and that's pretty much what I'm doing. And everything else is kind of like gravy - TV, movies.
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Now, I think the people who are still doing stand-up are doing it because they love stand-up.
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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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