Iliza Shlesinger Quotes

• You can't go to the bathroom alone... you might not come back. Cause no girl's ever been to the bathroom alone and survived. It's true. The last woman that attempted it, it was 1937 and her name was Amelia Earhart.

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  Girl, Names, Might

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• You know what happened the last time a group of people said, 'Screw it, we don't care what you think'? They got hung as witches.

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  Thinking, People, Care

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• Passion always finds a way. Follow your passion and everything else will work out.

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  Passion, Work Out, Way

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• Both are salty, one will give me carpal tunnel, I'll go with the fries.

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  Tunnels, Giving, Fries

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• Ladies, just know that when you grow your hair too long, you got about two inches difference between really hot, sexy supermodel - religious fanatic. Hot Maxim cover girl everybody wants a mouth kiss - unhealthy faith in your lord. Soft, silky, shiny hair everyone wants to touch - one of 12 brides.

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  Girl, Sexy, Religious

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• If I could have any job I would be a cat... but that's not something I'm supposed to talk about in public.

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  Jobs, Cat, Would Be

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• I wasn't a 'hot chick' in high school. I was 'funny' and a tomboy and probably a little uncomfortable with my amazing boobs.

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  School, Hot, Littles

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• I learned this one growing up in Texas and, subsequently, living in Los Angeles: always use the 'usted' form when speaking to a Spanish official. Mexican border patrol cops don't like it when you call them 'amigo,' give them a hardy pat on the back, slip a $20 in their pocket. No bueno, it doesn't fly. By the way, those of you not laughing at that obviously took French in high school, and that was a gay choice.

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  Growing Up, School, Gay

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• Everyone has their personal topics. My comedy has always been very strong on observational humor, it stems from what I see every day in my life.

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  Strong, Topics, Comedy

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• I was in New York last Christmas - it's snowing; there's a guy in a t-shirt. I'm like, 'Dude, aren't you cold?' 'No, I'm from New York. I don't get cold.' Just 'cause you're from a cold place doesn't mean you're genetically predisposed to not feeling cold. You're not a penguin. I was like, 'In fact, sir, you're Puerto Rican, so if anything, you should be more cold.

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  New York, Mean, Snow

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• It feels amazing to just be here and be able to share my jokes with the world. It's not so much about being a girl, it's about being a funny comic.

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  Girl, World, Able

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• As a comedian, as an entertainer, there's a lot of downtime. Once you can accept that comedy is a marathon, not a sprint, it gets a little easier.

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  Acceptance, Comedian, Downtime

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• The only reason people work for airlines is because the Nazi party is no longer hiring.

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  Party, People, Reason

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• When you're missing your two front teeth, that's honesty. That is a door to your oral history. You're not covering anything up. You're saying, 'Hey world, I'm missing my front teeth. I'm gross; I'm dirty; I'm poor. I clearly have no problem with public urination and eating garbage. Don't come near me, I'll gum you to death!

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  Honesty, Dirty, Two

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• I don't tend to like race jokes. I don't like Jew jokes and black jokes, and they make me very uncomfortable, probably because I'm both. Well, I'm not black - but if I was then I could dance better.

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  Race, Black, Uncomfortable

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• I don't hate other women. Let me rephrase that: I hate other women and men - people in general can be annoying - but I've never disliked a woman for being beautiful.

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  Beautiful, Hate, Men

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• When you ask a girl out and she suggest a bar, you're answer shouldn't be great, I like that bar and they'll have the Rockets game on too.

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  Girl, Games, Bars

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• I don't come up with ideas, they come to me. I write them down and try to convey what's wrong with me to the audience as best I can.

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  Writing, Ideas, Trying

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• When you get off stage, the audience should know a little bit about you. Not where you are from, but how you see the world. And that's the difference between like a Chris Rock joke, and like an open-miker.

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  Differences, Rocks, World

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• I always wished my dad was there to intimidate my boyfriends or something. It's supposed to be your dad giving your guys friends the stink-eye for sneaking beer through your house, not your mom.

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  Mom, Dad, Eye

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• It said, 'War Is Not the Answer.' I disagree. I think war absolutely is the answer. And if you don't agree with me, happy Fourth of July.

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  War, Thinking, July

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• We've all been there, onstage. You say something you don't mean, you make fun of something on accident but... This wasn't that. This wasn't crowd work. This was a rehearsed set. This was pointed.

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  Fun, Mean, Crowds

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• You're not a road comic till you've watched Real Sex and American Greed alone in your hotel room.

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  Sex, Real, Greed

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