Paul Mooney quotes

People ask me, when was my best time? I always say, 'Today.' (Paul Mooney)
White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that. View quote
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I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike. View quote
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Hillary Clinton could say she was a woman and running for president. And Sarah Palin could say she was a woman and running for vice-president. But Obama couldn't say, 'I'm black and I'm running for president.' It couldn't come out of his mouth. He couldn't say that because, if he did, he'd lose votes. View quote
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A woman can tell me about her having a baby, but I'll never know what it is to have a baby. View quote
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I can't change the past, but one person can change the future - anything can happen. View quote
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If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they're not happy. View quote
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Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny. View quote
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What does America love more than one white male? View quote
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I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action. View quote
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Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43. (Paul Mooney)
I think about never losing my voice, never giving in, never selling out, always keeping black, always sticking to the street. Staying neighborhood and not Hollywood. View quote
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Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.' View quote
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You know who you are. If my mother is a nun and someone comes up to me and they go, 'Your mother is a prostitute.' It is not going to bother me, because I know my mother is a nun, she's not a prostitute. View quote
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If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing. View quote
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When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race. View quote
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Hollywood doesn't even have respect for itself. Hollywood lies to itself. View quote
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An audience can be like a pack of wolves. View quote
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My comedy is a nuclear bomb inside my mind. It's a weapon that's never been tested. It just blows up and flattens everybody. View quote
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There's no such thing as reverse racism. View quote
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People think you're crazy if you turn money down... people worship money. (Paul Mooney)
I have nothing to do with racism in America; it was here when I got here. View quote
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I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self. View quote
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What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like. View quote
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The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats. View quote
Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney - Image
Photo: Timothy M. Moore at https://www.flickr.com/photos/photocology/, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: American Comedian
Born: August 4, 1941
Died: May 19, 2021
Quotes count: 40