Everything I talk about in stand-up is my experiences as an American, as a father, as a husband, as a black man, as a human being.
A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.
Everything is hard before it is easy.
. . . one can speak with the utmost clearness, and yet not be heard by anyone.
You have to understand what you’re missing before you can really feel a loss.
If you tell them what they want to hear, they don't bother to try to see.
Now it seems like there is no culture. The school of fish are all separate. Everybody's just randomized, listening to their own thing in their earbuds. That's going to be the downfall of music, if anything. Nobody enjoys one thing anymore.