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Sarah Silverman, born on December 1, 1970, is a renowned American comedian, writer, and director. Known for her unique sense of humor and sharp wit, she has gained widespread popularity with her satirical and self-deprecating style.

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“I'm a total one-hour drama addict. I think when you're a comedian, you tend towards dramas because that's the less stressful thing to watch.”

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“I'm always in those tabloids where they show who's badly dressed. It's funny, because each time I'm getting my picture taken, I'm thinking, This is a nice outfit.”

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“My dad was a bedwetter; I think his dad was a bedwetter. I like to talk about it because it's something that I thought would be my deepest, darkest secret my whole life, and then you become an adult, and it's not.”

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“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?”

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“You know, I think whatever a comic talks about onstage is all they talk about offstage.”

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“I do know that I can take a punch. I've been punched in the face three times. That's, I think, a really important thing to know about yourself. It helps you in life. It helps you be brave when you know you can take a punch. I'm a lover, not a fighter. But, God bless me, I can take a punch.”

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“I think fake boobs have done great things for real boobs. I think people finally appreciate real boobs. People like real boobs. I do. I also enjoy the fact that they are life-nourishers.”

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“I like to think of myself as 'hot-larious' I'm cute, but I'm totally approachable.”

Thinking Hot Cute

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“Some things are just for private. It's like people thinking I'm cold or this or that. It's unfortunate, but I don't need strangers to know that I'm warm. I don't need strangers to know the real me.”

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“I've always kept my overhead low so I could do whatever I want. I think of myself as lazy with spurts of getting a lot done. I find myself rooting against things sometimes because I get excited at the thought of a clean slate.”

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“I don't think half my stuff would be funny if the audience didn't feel at least a little bit safe that it's not how I truly feel.”

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“I tend to be more arrogant on stage. Far more ignorant. I sometimes say what I think and sometimes say the opposite of what I think and the lines get blurred, but I can only hope that some kind of absolute power transcends.”

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“Jesus is magic, because he turned water into wine. I think he made the statue of liberty disappear in the 80s or something.”

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“I think when you're 25 you're still finding yourself, and you should have the freedom of that.”

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“In your twenties, I think you should have all of the sex that you're inclined to have, as long as you're safe about it. Use condoms and everything. Go with your instincts. This is the time to have a lot of sex and do drugs. But make sure you live through it.”

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“I think the difference between being miserable and finding happiness is just a matter of perspective. If you live your life defining yourself by what other people think of you, it's a form of self-torture.”

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“I don't think comedy comes from hotbeds of doing shtick. I think it usually comes from some kind of childhood humiliation or darkness.”

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“I think I've been called edgy - but in all honestly, there is a safety in what I do because I'm always the idiot.”

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“I think that whenever a Jew has any kind of notoriety, good or bad, the Jews find it to be good.”

Thinking Kind Jew Be Good Notoriety

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“I think Jews tend to hold me in fairly high regard.”

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“I happen to think that there are already tons of perfectly good babies out there already born.”

Thinking Happens Born Baby Perfectly Good

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“I don't think there is a woman in her 40s who doesn't, kind of, examine herself in the mirror.”

Thinking Kind Mirrors

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“I'm very lucky in that I still experience highs and lows. And I think those lows are important. But I am not totally paralyzed, and it keeps me from just complete state of paralysis - and emotionally and really kind of almost physically.”

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“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."”

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“It's funny how people will think I'm being sarcastic a lot and joking. So I'll say, "I like your dress," and they'll go "(bleep) you!" Or I say something serious and they go, "Oh, yeah, ha-ha." They're strangers. They're people who know me from comedy, but luckily I am on pretty much all the time!”

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“I like trying jokes and seeing the response, and if I end up doing it in my act, it won't be 140 characters. Twitter is helpful that way to me. It's like a message in a bottle. But a lot of times I think I tweet the stuff I would like to say to teenage me.”

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“Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.”

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“But I think you can make fun of anything as long as it's funny enough.”

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“I just think of myself as a comedian, really.”

Thinking Comedian

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“I think I've been called edgy - but in all honesty, there is a safety in what I do because I'm always the idiot. Unless you're just listening to buzz words and not taking into account the context of the situation, you see I'm always the ignoramus.”

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“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.”

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“I will always try to be happy. I don’t think people really understand the value of happiness until they know what it’s like to be in that very, very dark place. It’s not romantic. Not even a little.”

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Book:The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee

Source: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee

“I don't care if you think I'm racist. I just want you to think I'm thin.”

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“People say I'm a nice girl saying terrible things. I tend to say the opposite of what I think. You hope that the absolute power of that transcends, and reaches the audience.”

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“I really think everything is fair game.”

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“I mean, I talk about being Jewish a lot. It's funny because I do think of myself as Jewish ethnically, but I'm not religious at all. I have no religion.”

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About the Author

Born: December 1, 1970
Known for: Comedian
Quotes: 229

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