Racial humor was about 35% of my act when I first started. But I realized that it was a crutch. What brought it home was when another comedian said to me, 'If you changed color tomorrow, you wouldn't have any material.' He meant it as a put-down, but I took it as a challenge.

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.

My father established our relationship when I was seven years old. He looked at me and said, “You know, I brought you in this world, and I can take you out. And it don't make no difference to me, I'll make another one look just like you.

I can't even talk the way these people talk. 'Why you ain't?' 'Where you is?' Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads. You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth.

There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God.

When you graduate from college, they tell you to follow your dreams. Does anyone say you have to wake up first?

When you introduce competition into the public school system, most studies show that schools start to do better when they are competing for students.