Comedy can't live within my second-guesses, so I started doing new material. Sometimes I bombed. But you have to be willing to if you want to move forward and stay vital. It's like people who take pride in not having a computer. I'm all, "Great, don't learn new things! Your brain is full!"

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Your inability to see yourself clearly is what's keeping you alive.

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Don't tell girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. Because it would have never occurred to them that they couldn't. It's like saying, 'Hey, when you get in the shower, I'm not gonna read your diary.' 'Wait--are you gonna read my diary?' 'No! I said I'm not gonna read your diary. Go take a shower!'

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We need to stop telling girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. Because it would have never occurred to them that they couldn't.

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I hope the Jews did kill Christ, I'd do it again in a second.

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Jews, black people - any people who are hated or who have suffered, either as individuals or as a people - use humour. It is a survival skill.

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I think the difference between being miserable and finding happiness is just a matter of perspective. If you live your life defining yourself by what other people think of you, it's a form of self-torture.

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People are always introducing me as Sarah Silverman, Jewish comedienne. I hate that! I wish people would see me for who I really am — I'm white!

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When I was 17, I read a profile of Carol Leifer. Since then, I wanted to be her. I still want to be her.

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I commend you on all you've done for PETA, wrestling the one-eyed trouser snake with your bare hands, gently cuddling it in your arms, and nurturing it back to health.

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I am diagnosed with not having enough insanely-addictive drugs coursing through my body.

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Drew Friedman isn't just a brilliant artist. He takes you to a place. He takes you back in time. He makes you smell the stale cigarettes and cold brisket and you say, thank you for the pleasure.

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I like talking about things that are taboo, because it makes them not taboo anymore.

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I have no religion. But culturally I can't escape it; I'm very Jewish.

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Women don't ask to be raped, but there are some that are asking to be motorboated

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Don’t forget, God can see you masturbating. But don’t stop. He’s almost there.

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Also, I learned whether you are gay, bisexual, it doesn't matter, you know... because, at the end of the day, they're both gross. But mostly, I learned that elderly black women are wise beyond their years... but younger black women are prostitutes.

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I'm all sentimental. I've probably been ruined by romantic movies, but I really do believe in love. I've experienced it, I've had it, so I know it's real.

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Since so many people these days don't seem to start their families until around age forty, I predict there will be less child beating, but more slipped disks from lifting babies out of cribs. Even the father of advanced age who's not inclined to spare the rod is likely to suffer more than his victim: The first punch he throws might well be the last straw for his rotator cuff, reducing his disciplinary options to mere verbal abuse and napping.

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And we're just all made of molecules and we're hurtling through space right now.

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Take lots of time for yourself, discovering yourself-pursue not only a profession but other life passions, I always make time to rock climb or hike or write a few short stories. Also, find good people and surround yourself with them. Most importantly, always believe you will, unequivocally.

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