When I am outside at night by myself every person turns into a pedophile. So I tend to walk a little faster than usual and then I sprint.

I knew something was wrong with the economy when the shampoo girl at my salon closed on a six bedroom house.

To me, political office should be like jury duty. You should just get a notice in the mail one day and say, 'Aw, sh - , I'm secretary of state next month.

I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked - our community was attacked. Now, I gotta get in their face. I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman. And I'm proud to be gay.

These CEOs, man ... If you're that ruthless, you're a scary dude. I tell you, now when I walk past a little gang banger, I don't even blink. But if I see a white dude with a Wall Street Journal, I haul ass. Before I walk past the Arthur Andersen building, I cut through the projects. If you cut through the projects, you may just lose what you have on you that day. I ain't never been mugged of my whole future.

I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic.

L.A. is nothing but a bunch of driving, and I hate all that damn driving 'cause it interferes with my drinking.