“Like I said about Seinfeld and Chris Rock, they're a great combination of brilliance and hard work. [But] there are people who are brilliant and don't work hard, and there are people who are brilliant and sabotage themselves.” PeopleSaidHardRocksHard WorkBrilliantCombinationBrillianceSabotage Author:Sarah Silverman
“I got jury duty and I didn't want to go, so my friend said, "You should write something really really racist on the form when you return it. Like, you should put 'I hate chinks'." And I said, "I'm not going to put that on there just to get out of jury duty. I don't want people to think that about me." So instead I wrote, "I love chinks." And who doesn't?” PeopleThinkingWantShouldWritingSaidHumorFunnyFormHateDutyLike YouReturnMy FriendsI HateRacistJuryChinksJury Duty Author:Sarah Silverman
“Don't tell girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. Because it would have never occurred to them that they couldn't. It's like saying, 'Hey, when you get in the shower, I'm not gonna read your diary.' 'Wait--are you gonna read my diary?' 'No! I said I'm not gonna read your diary. Go take a shower!'” WantSaidGirlGrowsWaitingGrowing UpHeyShowersDiariesTell A Girl Author:Sarah Silverman
“My stepfather, John O'Hara, was the goodest man there was. He was not a man of many words, but of carefully chosen ones. He was the one parent who didn't try to fix me. One night I sat on his lap in his chair by the wood stove, sobbing. He just held me quietly and then asked only, "What does it feel like?" It was the first time I was prompted to articulate it. I thought about it, then said, "I feel homesick." That still feels like the most accurate description - I felt homesick, but I was home.” MenFeelsTryingFirstsDoeSaidStillsHomeNightFeltParentFirst TimeChosenSatChairsDescriptionAccurateLapOne NightHomesickSobbingChosen OneStepfathers Author:Sarah Silverman
“One of the greatest things my therapist said to me ... and it really blew my mind in the greatest way, he just said, "Look in the mirror less."” WayMindLooksSaidMirrorsTherapists Author:Sarah Silverman
“I do enjoy and feel compelled to talk about things that are taboo. One, because I think I'm a troublemaker inside, if someone says, "Don't say that," it's all I want to say. And also, something I learned in therapy ... which is darkness can't exist in the light, and then that made me think of something that Mr. Rogers said, which is, "If it's mentionable, it's manageable."” IfsThinkingWantFeelsMadeSaidLightEnjoyDarknessTherapyCompelledTabooRogerManageableTroublemaker Author:Sarah Silverman
“Nothing is taboo if you have an angle on it. That said, critiquing women's human shells isn't my thang. Though there's probably something funny or interesting to be said about those who do it, and what that comes from.” IfsHumansSaidInterestingShellsAngleTaboo Author:Sarah Silverman
“And then before going back for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to arts and sciences, and my dad cut a deal with me: He said if I'd quit school he'd pay my rent for the next three years, as if I were in school.” IfsYearsArtSaidHumorSchoolFunnyThreeNextDealsPayComedyCuttingDadMajorsDecidedMy DadQuittingThree YearsArt And ScienceSophomoreSophomore Year Author:Sarah Silverman
