“Look at the people who are kind of the funniest cultures, they're the cultures of the people who have been the most oppressed, black people and Jews. Not that they're the only funny people, but culturally, it comes from the pain, you know?” PeopleKnowsLooksKindHas BeensFunnyPainCultureBlackJewBlack PeopleOppressedFunny People Author:Sarah Silverman
“Why would I become involved with something that doesn't include everyone? If you're getting married today, it's the equivalent of joining a country club that doesn't allow blacks or Jews.” IfsCountryTodayInvolvedMarriedJewClubsJoiningGetting MarriedCountry Clubs Author:Sarah Silverman
“You can be Hitler and go to confession and say forgive me, Father, I killed six million Jews, and the priest would just be like no problem. Say 10 Heil Marys. And Hitler goes to heaven.” ProblemFatherHeavenMillionsSixForgivingJewPriestsConfessionNo ProblemForgive Me Author:Sarah Silverman
“People who follow their religion to the letter of the law are just silly. I mean, I want to tell Hasidic Jews I promise you, God will not mind if you wear a nice cotton blend in the summer.” PeopleIfsWantMindMeanLawNicePromiseSummerLettersJewSillyGods WillI PromiseCotton Author:Sarah Silverman
“I think that whenever a Jew has any kind of notoriety, good or bad, the Jews find it to be good.” ThinkingKindJewBe GoodNotoriety Author:Sarah Silverman
“I think Jews tend to hold me in fairly high regard.” ThinkingRegardJewHold Me Author:Sarah Silverman
“Jews are the most liberal, scrappy, civil-rightsy people there are.” PeopleJew Author:Sarah Silverman
“I don't really like saying "the gays"... I'm not sure why. I suppose I say "the Jews." but I don't say "the blacks." I guess because I'm a Jew for all intents and purposes and to group people together of which I am not one in such a casual way feels disrespectful.” PeopleTogetherPurposeGayJewNot SureDisrespectful Author:Sarah Silverman
“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.” PeopleUseIndividualBlackHumourSkillsSurvivalJewHatedBlack PeopleSurvival Skills Author:Sarah Silverman
“I think maybe I became funny because as a kid, I was a Jew in a town of no Jews, and being funny just instinctively came about as a way to put people at ease around me.” PeopleThinkingWayKidsTownsJewEaseBeing Funny Author:Sarah Silverman
“Everybody blames the Jews for killing Christ, and the Jews try to pass it off on the Romans. I'm one of the few people who believes it was the blacks.” PeopleTryingBelieveHumorFunnyChristBlameKillingJew Author:Sarah Silverman
“The sun shines directly on this great country, and it can be harvested, it's not owned by anybody. It's something the Jews and the Palestinians share and could work together to make the whole world a better place, not just this Middle East stuff, but the whole world.” WorldCountryWholeTogetherStuffSunShareMiddleShiningJewIsraelEastWhole WorldWorking TogetherMiddle EastPalestinianBetter PlaceGreat CountrySun Shines Author:Sarah Silverman
