Tracy Morgan Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I'm a beautiful, black butterfly.”
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“I never wanted the ha-ha-ha laughter [at my shows]. I always aimed for the gut. I always aimed for the pretty girls in the front row, laughing and leaning over and pooting.”
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“My sense of humor is a turkey, and I pull it out of the oven and baste it in reality.”
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“I'm not focused on the outrageousness. I'm just focused on being funny, and raising my kids. I don't even read the newspaper, I don't read that crap.”
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“They say when opportunity knocks you should let it in and invite it to sit at your table. F*** that -- when opportunity knocks, you should take it captive. Beat that s*** down. I've got opportunity tied to a chair in my basement with a ball gag in its mouth. Opportunity ain't even thinking about leaving my house. If you keep quiet for a second, you'll hear it whining.”
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“Sometimes I think we're exposed to things we shouldn't be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a person's whole life.”
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“I don't even deal with politics. I just don't believe in them. I think politics are politricks. My whole thing is power to the people. I don't put my faith in any one man. I keep my faith in God. That's where I keep my faith.”
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“Eddie [Murphy] is an icon. He's one of the reason why I started doing comedy in the beginning. He opened a lot of doors for black people.”
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“I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place.”
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“You can't hold me to the same standard as the president or a school teacher. I'm just a comedian. My job is like Archie Bunker.”
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“In my heart, I really don't care who you love, same sex or not; as long as you have the ability to love, that's the important thing here.”
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“If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.”
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“I think people would want to see Tracy Morgan host 'Saturday Night Live.'”
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“My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of The Color Purple. It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.”
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“I don't have a hateful bone in my body. I don't believe anyone should be bullied or made to feel bad about who they are.”
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“When a child is born, it's born with a heart of gold, but the way of this world can turn that heart cold. I'm still a good person, and I thank God for that - He's working with me on it.”
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“It's just, people recognize you for your work, you know? They love you for your work, and they judge you for your work. It's awesome to have people quoting you. I love it.”
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“Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day.”
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“Bad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses.”
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“I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider. All of them are predators. They are dangerous but it's cool to have strong and powerful pets.”
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“People bring camera phones into comedy shows and clubs and concerts, and sound bites never come out right.”
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“Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee.”
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“I love my mother. My mother made sure, her stubbornness - she made sure we was going to eat. She made sure we had Christmases. That was my mother. My father wasn't there for that.”
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“If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place.”
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“A stand-up's job is to hold the mirror up to society and to look at what we're afraid of. That's why we had shows like 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.' We made fun of ourselves then.”
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“Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.”
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“Bones heal, but the loss of my friend will never heal,”
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“It's very important to be in your child's life and know what's going on and be there with them.”
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“My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I'm just a better businessman.”
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