Immigration is an issue of global significance in America. And if you look at the terrorist alerts and attacks, Latinos [as a group] are not in the top five list [for] terror alerts. George Lopez More Quotes by George Lopez More Quotes From George Lopez When things are bad, it's the best time to reinvent yourself. George Lopez best-times reinventing-yourself inspirational It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just a great time to be able to pull all that together. George Lopez ethnicity black-and-white people No particular race is the enemy. Ignorance is the enemy. George Lopez ignorance race enemy We're Mexi-cans not Mexi-can'ts. George Lopez comedy humor funny By the time I was 11, I wanted to be a comedian. So all those years later, I've managed to achieve my dream as a kid, and it wasn't easy. I'm on the [Hollywood] Walk of Fame and I'm one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America, according to Time Magazine. I think my duty is to go back and tell kids, 'Whatever color you are, wherever you come from, anything and everything is possible.' And I'm living proof. George Lopez dream kids thinking You know how Mexican restaurants always have "border" in the name: Border Grill, Border Cafe. You wouldn't do that to black people: Kunta's Kitchen or Shackles. They don't do it to white people. You don't see the Honkey Grill, the Cracker Barrel... oh, nevermind. George Lopez humor names funny I used to be ashamed by the way that I grew up. I tried to lie my way through better times, but when you think that honesty and truth is really your best weapon you embrace it and put it behind you. In the end, it drives you and motivates you to do good work. No one should be ashamed about where they come from as long as you desire to be a compassionate and decent person. George Lopez honesty lying thinking When I was 10 there wasnt trampolines and cartoon charaters, I never went to Chuck E Cheese! My mom said 'You wanna see a mouse pull the refrigerator Out!' George Lopez humor mom funny Life is moments going by, but if you don't grab them, they're gone. For a long time, the only moments that were available were bad ones. So now I make sure to grab the good ones. George Lopez gone life-is long Marijuana brownies are amazing. Very simple to make, too. Just get some Duncan Hines brownie mix and cook the weed right in there. Drop it right in with the butter. I don't know who came up with this idea first, but it's sheer genius. George Lopez marijuana weed simple You know, you walk through this hotel, you're not going to see all white people; you're not going to see all black people; you're going to see what the world looks like. I promised myself that if I ever got an opportunity where I would be able to make a difference and have a say, that I would want to deliver [that] message [of inclusivity]. George Lopez differences white opportunity I want to tell you about a woman I have been married to for ten years, my wife, Ann, who speaking truthfully, saved me from myself. Who saved me from destroying myself because of my background. Who saved me from wasting my life, drinking my life away, never fulfilling my dreams because of what I had come from, and truly believing and loving - truly the first person to ever truthfully, unconditionally love me. George Lopez drinking dream believe Y'know, if those pews reclined, and the priests gave the Raiders scores I'd go to church every Sunday. George Lopez sunday humor funny It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority. George Lopez humor white funny Tied one on last night. Not feeling great this morning. I was trying to sleep it off, unfortunately, it was on the casino floor. George Lopez sleep morning night I'm a big fan of reality shows. I thought the first one, Dukes of Hazzard, captured white people perfectly. George Lopez white funny reality Look, I made a commitment to corn 17 years ago. Sure, I'm a man. I like to go to a barbecue and see beans that I like: baked beans, red beans, black beans, big plump garbanzos. But in the end, I always come home to my sweet, sweet corn. George Lopez home sweet commitment This is L.A. You wanna learn Spanish? Take the bus. George Lopez bus humor funny No Angie, it's instant. Like when someone trips in the cafeteria and you're laughing so hard milk comes out of your nose, the guy next to you is laughing so hard he accidentally farts. BOOM! Friends for life! George Lopez laughing-so-hard humor funny I think we all feel the same things most of the time, we just don't know how to put it into words. When I'm on stage, I say it. The truth makes people laugh. George Lopez truth people thinking
