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People think you're crazy if you turn money down... people worship money.

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I read a lot of history. The passive Jews in Germany didn't survive. The smart ones got out.

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I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive.

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Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.

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I was born a comic.

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I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self.

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I think about never losing my voice, never giving in, never selling out, always keeping black, always sticking to the street. Staying neighborhood and not Hollywood.

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You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem.

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What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.

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Hillary Clinton could say she was a woman and running for president. And Sarah Palin could say she was a woman and running for vice-president. But Obama couldn't say, 'I'm black and I'm running for president.' It couldn't come out of his mouth. He couldn't say that because, if he did, he'd lose votes.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: August 4th, 1941

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