Wanda Sykes Quotes
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When I was 8 or 9, I started using bulletin board systems, which was the precursor to the Internet, where you'd dial into... a shared system and shared computers. I've had an email address since the late '80s, when I was 8 or 9 years old, and then I got on the Internet in '93 when it was first starting out.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
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I'm not going to roll back anything. Nothing is going to change with respect to reproductive rights.
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Everybody needs money, but I'm a fighter. For what I make, I'm happy with what I make. The money is not everything; it's about honor.
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It's true that youth is wasted on the young and, if I had my life to live over again, I suppose I would pay more attention to my career. I would make better choices. But, in my defence, I would say that I have three wonderful children, and that's something I am very proud of.
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The lunch in a normal American restaurant is very problematic for me. I don't like to have hot food for lunch.
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In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.
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There is no reliable way to calculate from the number of recorded compliance issues how many Americans have had their communications improperly collected, stored or distributed by the NSA.
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Peruvian food is so simple yet amazingly flavored with their traditional spices.
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I call Washington 'the city of the perishable.'
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Acting offers me an outlet. Here is the perfect opportunity to spend fleeting moments becoming an entirely different person; to experience a character entirely unlike myself, but to also make such a character a part of me. There is no routine here; there is no boredom.
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I can speak French, understand Gaelic and know my history. That's the training music has given me.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Challenges give me a kick. The day I stop getting challenges, I would quit.
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Women should learn from men to compartmentalize. It's a great skill that some women have naturally but others have to practice. The goal is to keep one area of your life that might not be going well from causing unnecessary disruptions in another area.
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Singles, whatever. But selling a million albums feels like an impossible thing to do.
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On my show 'One on One', I interview leaders from around the world - in politics, business, art. My other show, 'Her Village', is more like 'The View'.
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You know, I've never done karaoke, ever. It makes me nervous - I think it's the lack of the guitar and just a microphone.
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I don't believe in the afterlife. I believe this is it, and I believe it's the best way to live.
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I did not have any money, so when I came to New York, I just dressed myself with whatever I could find and the Army-Navy store.
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My business is not to show anybody anything; my job is just to do it.
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I'm comfortable with my body and it was a creative choice. I know that might make some women feel uncomfortable, but we need to stick together instead of getting angry at each other for our choices. I think women are sensual, beautiful beings, and I feel empowered when I express myself sexually.
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What drives the creative person is that we see it all.
