I became a chameleon. My color didn't change. But I could change your perception of my color.

Often, people who can do, don’t because they’re afraid of what people that can’t do will say about them doing.

I know that I cannot change the entire world, but I've always believed I can at least affect change in my world.

Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.

Living with my mom, I saw how she used language to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world.

There are many people out there who don't even think of themselves as being averse to facts, but the truth is, they are not getting it.

I knew of like - I remember, for most of my life, I grew up, and "Knight Rider" was, you know - David Hasselhoff was a Dutch character in my world.

Language and accents govern so much of how people think about other people.

I don't think things are getting more insane. I do know that the country is more divided than it's ever been. Tensions in America are at their peak.

Smaller incidents in my life made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.

I'm always fascinated when people say, "We found rude conversations people had via e-mail." Why are you e-mailing this stuff? It has your signature on it! It has a time stamp!

Thought is the supreme power. The right question will have the right answer.

The task of the real intellectual consists of analyzing illusions in order to discover their causes.

You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness.

The purpose of Disneyland is to make people smile.

I . . . am small, like the wren, and my hair is bold like the chestnut burr; and my eyes like the sherry in the glass that the guest leaves.

Stay a little and news will find you.

I just like being all over the place and writing whatever comes to mind. Having the tools? It's such a gift.

To protest, I stood in the place of a waste receptacle and opened my mouth. That's how I lost my virginity *laughs*

The older I get, the less I am bothered by talk like that. I have total faith in my coach Yohan Blake, total faith.

America cannot be America in the new century until it deals with these new questions of gender, including the trans issues, and the questions around faith and Islam.