You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.

Being your own man does not mean taking advantage of anyone else.

Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.

It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.

Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead.

With all the trouble black people have, they try to forget on weekends. You've got to be good to make them laugh.

My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.