Wanda Sykes Quotes
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.Wanda Sykes
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What's great about stand-up is that you can say whatever you want and go around the country, and sometimes the world, and work on it and see how people react. You don't need Standards & Practices or notes from lawyers or producers to tell you what's funny.
Natasha Leggero -
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
Barry Bonds -
Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.
Babe Ruth -
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
Isaac Asimov -
Humor has to surprise us; otherwise, it isn't funny. It's a death knell for a writer to be labeled a humorist because then it's not a surprise anymore.
Garrison Keillor -
A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right.
Sam Worthington
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My dad is a really funny guy, and we would make jokes about my leukemia. When my friends would come over, we would joke about it, too.
Vanessa Bayer -
Scott Foley was always fun because he's a very funny guy. So I liked working with him a bunch.
Ian Gomez -
I think there have always been funny women, from Carol Burnett to Joan Rivers. When the audience sees a woman, they innately know she's worked twice as hard to get there, she's had to prove that she can be the leader, first, and then be funny on top of it. She has to emit a confidence that she's in control.
Wendy Liebman -
My voice is distinctive: there's a rhythm to it, and also, it's funny. I was just blessed with a funny-sounding voice.
Wanda Sykes -
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
Abraham Lincoln -
I want to have fun. It's a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
Nas
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Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.
J. Tillman -
There's a famous slogan here in the Bavarian dialect, and we use it inside Bayern Munich. We say, 'Mia san mia.' Literally, it is, 'We are we,' but it means, 'We are who we are.' That's not being very arrogant, but we are very confident about our ability to win the game. It is about a winning mentality.
Bastian Schweinsteiger -
Being a humorist is not a voluntary thing. You can tell this because in a situation where saying a funny thing will cause a lot of trouble, a humorist will still say the funny thing. No matter how inappropriate.
P. J. O'Rourke -
Jack Black is so funny! On and off screen, like, he would make you laugh every day. He's hilarious.
Caitlin Hale -
All serial killers want to win. They choose victims they can kill successfully.
Pat Brown -
I can always get better. A lot of my ex-girlfriends don't think I'm funny.
Dane Cook
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I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.
Lindsey Vonn -
You don't get another chance, life is no Nintendo game.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III Bad Meets Evil' -
I don't think that women ought to sit down at table with men. It ruins conversation and I'm sure it's very bad for them. It puts ideas in their heads, and women are never at ease with themselves when they have ideas.
W. Somerset Maugham -
I was told by so many people that I wouldn't succeed because I was too different. Ironically, the very reason that people watch my channel and travel thousands of miles to see a show... is because it's different. God didn't send us to Earth to just blend in. We are here to share what makes us unique.
Lindsey Stirling -
I get super bored playing bland, normal girls.
Drea De Matteo -
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.
Wanda Sykes