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Trevor Noah is a South African-born comedian, writer, and television host. He is known for his unique sense of humor and insightful commentary on social issues. Born on February 20, 1984, Noah grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. He began his career performing in comedy clubs in Johannesburg and has since gained recognition in the television and radio industry.

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Famous Trevor Noah Quotes

“In society, we do horrible things to one another because we can't see the person it affects. We don't see their face. We don't see them as people.”

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Book:Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Source: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

“Growing up in a home of abuse, you struggle with the notion that you can love a person you hate, or hate a person you love. It's a strange feeling. You want to live in a world where someone is good or bad, where you either hate them or love them, but that's not how people are.”

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Book:Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Source: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

“you struggle with the notion that you can love a person you hate, or hate a person you love. It’s a strange feeling. You want to live in a world where someone is good or bad, where you either hate them or love them, but that’s not how people are.”

Love Hate Good Bad

Book:Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Source: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

“You want to live in a world where someone is good or bad. Where you either hate them or love them. But that's not how people are.”

Love Hate Good Bad

Book:Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Source: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

“What the apartheid system was really good at doing was convincing groups to hate one another.”

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“Even now in America, you know, when people say they hate immigrants, they're not referring to a Canadian immigrant. You know, they're not referring to somebody who has an accent who's slightly different to theirs.”

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“I hate using this term [miracle]. I'm a man of science. I'm a doctor. I don't use this word. But he said, it's a miracle your mom's alive.”

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“[Donald] Trump ditched his press pool. That's just stupid and funny. Get over it. You know, [Bill] Clinton ditched his press pool. This is something presidents do sometimes. Don't make everything that Trump does a scandal because what'll happen is you'll diminish the real scandals, you know? You've got to get over the fact that you hate the person and rather focus on what you're trying to do.”

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“I grew up in a world where authority was female. I never thought to call myself a feminist because of branding. I had this skewed idea of feminist: I thought it meant being a woman who hates men. When I read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's We Should All Be Feminists, I was like, "Oh, this is what my mom taught me. This is simple. I don't understand why everybody is not this."”

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Author:Trevor Noah

About the Author

Born: February 20, 1984
Known for: Comedian
Quotes: 174

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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African ChildhoodRelated source material

Born A Crime Stories from a South African Childhood / Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race / Natives Race and Class in the Ruins of EmpireRelated source material

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