Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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There was a while when I got really bad stage fright and I basically felt...I was incredibly angry. I felt like everything had been taken away from me and it was at that point that I realized how much doing stand up reminds me of my self love and curiosity about myself and love of other people because I don't go on stage to dominate.

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I think the main thing that affected my comedy was that my dad slept in a nightgown for most of my childhood. And it was just very funny every single…

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Don't be snarky, but don't be saccharine. Don't pander, but don't shut people out. Go straight down the line with the performance.

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The thing that bubbles up the most when I'm around other people is that I feel a joy of being alive. But I also am a very sensitive person and have m…

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Sometimes you watch comedians and feel like they're jerking off in front of you, but they want you to see how big it is.

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I just want to work hard. I love that feeling.

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I don't try to do anything. I think the moment that I'm like, "Oh, I have to be this way or that way" is the moment that I become sad, or maybe an as…

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I learned that I was able to focus. I've always thought of myself as somebody who is like either it's there or it isn't there. I really worked at thi…

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I think my comedic style is at once bashful and explosive. It's a little bit perverted, and a little bit ladylike and old-fashioned, which is a great…

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I'm competitive and I have a messy purse, but otherwise, I like people to think I'm a winner.

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