Wanda Sykes Quotes

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Wanda Sykes

Profession : Comedian

Birth : March 7, 1964

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.

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I'm always thinking of stuff; I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along; if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone.

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I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.

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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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I had breast cancer. Yeah, I know it's scary.

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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.

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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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Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk about equality for somebody else. Let's pass it on. Let's pass it on to somebody else. At the end of the day, it is all about inequality.

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I was working at the NSA. I don't know, I was just bored. I just knew that's not what I was supposed to be doing with my life.

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

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People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!

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

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

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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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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.

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

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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.

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

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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.

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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.

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