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Trevor Noah quotes: If you look at it, the history of comedy has always been strongest among the nations who have been persecuted the most.

If you look at it, the history of comedy has always been strongest among the nations who have been persecuted the most.

Trevor Noah quotes: Most of my show is true; like, 90% of everything I say on stage is true. I just have to find the way to make it funny - that's the

Most of my show is true; like, 90% of everything I say on stage is true. I just have to find the way to make it funny - that's the difficult thing.

Trevor Noah quotes: My mom did what school didn't. She taught me how to think.

My mom did what school didn't. She taught me how to think.

Trevor Noah quotes: If you laugh with somebody, then you know you share something.

If you laugh with somebody, then you know you share something.

Trevor Noah quotes: People don't want to be rich. They want to be able to choose. The richer you are, the more choices you have. That is the freedom of money. With

People don't want to be rich. They want to be able to choose. The richer you are, the more choices you have. That is the freedom of money. With

Trevor Noah quotes: Black people's dogs don't play fetch; you don't throw anything to a black person's dog unless it's food. So

Black people's dogs don't play fetch; you don't throw anything to a black person's dog unless it's food. So

Trevor Noah quotes: A dog is a great thing for a kid to have. It's like a bicycle but with emotions.

A dog is a great thing for a kid to have. It's like a bicycle but with emotions.

Trevor Noah quotes: There's news that happens in different spheres and can be made just as funny, but it's not necessarily in the normal news medium.

There's news that happens in different spheres and can be made just as funny, but it's not necessarily in the normal news medium.

Trevor Noah quotes: I always believe that funny is serious and serious is funny. You don't really need a distinction between them.

I always believe that funny is serious and serious is funny. You don't really need a distinction between them.

Trevor Noah quotes: I was the first in my family to board an airplane. I was the first in my family to get kicked off an airplane.

I was the first in my family to board an airplane. I was the first in my family to get kicked off an airplane.

Trevor Noah quotes: I'm not an abrasive person. I do speak my mind, but my goal is never to offend. I don't intentionally want to strike a chord.

I'm not an abrasive person. I do speak my mind, but my goal is never to offend. I don't intentionally want to strike a chord.

Trevor Noah quotes: Comedy is really getting quite popular in South Africa.

Comedy is really getting quite popular in South Africa.

Trevor Noah quotes: My own family basically did what the American justice system does: I was given more lenient treatment than the black kids.

My own family basically did what the American justice system does: I was given more lenient treatment than the black kids.

Trevor Noah quotes: I would beat you, but Jesus has already exposed your lies.

I would beat you, but Jesus has already exposed your lies.

Trevor Noah quotes: America was a thing I saw on TV - that wasn't a real world. That wasn't within my realm of dreaming.

America was a thing I saw on TV - that wasn't a real world. That wasn't within my realm of dreaming.

Trevor Noah quotes: There's probably a goat hanging around - there's always a goat.

There's probably a goat hanging around - there's always a goat.

Trevor Noah quotes: In an American context, let's say gay rights or marriage policy - that's a progressive thing. I understand that in an American context.

In an American context, let's say gay rights or marriage policy - that's a progressive thing. I understand that in an American context.

Trevor Noah quotes: Growing up the way I did, I learned how easy it is for white people to get comfortable with a system that awards them all the perks. I

Growing up the way I did, I learned how easy it is for white people to get comfortable with a system that awards them all the perks. I

Trevor Noah quotes: That's who I was. Always an outsider. As the outsider, you can retreat into a shell, be anonymous, be invisible. Or

That's who I was. Always an outsider. As the outsider, you can retreat into a shell, be anonymous, be invisible. Or

Trevor Noah quotes: That's when I realized the police were not who I thought they were. They were men first, police second.

That's when I realized the police were not who I thought they were. They were men first, police second.

Trevor Noah quotes: Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.

Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.

Trevor Noah quotes: In America the dream is to make it out of the ghetto. In Soweto, because there was no leaving the ghetto, the dream was to transform the ghetto.

In America the dream is to make it out of the ghetto. In Soweto, because there was no leaving the ghetto, the dream was to transform the ghetto.

Trevor Noah quotes: My mom used to get arrested for being with my dad. She would get fined. She would spend weekends in jail.

My mom used to get arrested for being with my dad. She would get fined. She would spend weekends in jail.

Trevor Noah quotes: I know that I cannot change the entire world, but I've always believed I can at least affect change in my world.

I know that I cannot change the entire world, but I've always believed I can at least affect change in my world.

Trevor Noah quotes: I want my audience to be my friends - that is when they will get the best comedy. If they see me as a performer, they won't get the best

I want my audience to be my friends - that is when they will get the best comedy. If they see me as a performer, they won't get the best show.

Trevor Noah quotes: By making the choice to leave, you're insulting the place that raised you, and made you, and never turned you away. And that place fights you back.

By making the choice to leave, you're insulting the place that raised you, and made you, and never turned you away. And that place fights you back.

Trevor Noah quotes: And cats are dicks for the most part.

And cats are dicks for the most part.

Trevor Noah quotes: Catholic school is similar to apartheid in that it's ruthlessly authoritarian, and its authority rests on a bunch of rules that don't make any sense.

Catholic school is similar to apartheid in that it's ruthlessly authoritarian, and its authority rests on a bunch of rules that don't make any sense.

Trevor Noah quotes: In America, there is no racial segregation. I'm not sure I'm quite familiar with this phrase.

In America, there is no racial segregation. I'm not sure I'm quite familiar with this phrase.

Trevor Noah quotes: Revenge truly is sweet. It takes you to a dark place, but, man, it satisfies a thirst. Then

Revenge truly is sweet. It takes you to a dark place, but, man, it satisfies a thirst. Then

Trevor Noah quotes: It didn't matter that there was a war on our doorstep. She had things to do, places to be.

It didn't matter that there was a war on our doorstep. She had things to do, places to be.

Trevor Noah quotes: Africa's not a color - it's a place.

Africa's not a color - it's a place.

Trevor Noah quotes: I want to be in a position where I get to start off fresh. I don't have any preconceived notion of how I should feel.

I want to be in a position where I get to start off fresh. I don't have any preconceived notion of how I should feel.

Trevor Noah quotes: Comedy is crowded. There are hundreds of comedians in every place in the world.

Comedy is crowded. There are hundreds of comedians in every place in the world.

Trevor Noah quotes: I'm a quarterback. I don't need to score the touchdown. I just need to spot the pass.

I'm a quarterback. I don't need to score the touchdown. I just need to spot the pass.

Trevor Noah quotes: I've never been afraid to fall in love, nor impatient to find it.

I've never been afraid to fall in love, nor impatient to find it.

Trevor Noah quotes: it is easier to be an insider as an outsider than to be an outsider as an insider.

it is easier to be an insider as an outsider than to be an outsider as an insider.

Trevor Noah quotes: - a knowledgeable man is a free man, or at least a man who longs for freedom.

- a knowledgeable man is a free man, or at least a man who longs for freedom.

Trevor Noah quotes: I've lived many places all over the world, so I've always seen myself as a citizen of the world.

I've lived many places all over the world, so I've always seen myself as a citizen of the world.

Trevor Noah quotes: I wasn't popular, but I wasn't an outcast. I was everywhere with everybody, and at the same time I was all by myself.

I wasn't popular, but I wasn't an outcast. I was everywhere with everybody, and at the same time I was all by myself.

Trevor Noah quotes: Language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.

Language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.

Trevor Noah quotes: I'm not a big Hollywood guy. I don't know how the machine works. I leave that to people better than myself.

I'm not a big Hollywood guy. I don't know how the machine works. I leave that to people better than myself.

Trevor Noah quotes: That, and so many other smaller incidents in my life, made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people. I

That, and so many other smaller incidents in my life, made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people. I

Trevor Noah quotes: Often, people who can do, don't because they're afraid of what people that can't do will say about them doing.

Often, people who can do, don't because they're afraid of what people that can't do will say about them doing.

Trevor Noah quotes: Nobody owns comedy. Nobody owns a premise. Nobody owns an idea.

Nobody owns comedy. Nobody owns a premise. Nobody owns an idea.

Trevor Noah quotes: Comfort can be dangerous. Comfort provides a floor but also a ceiling.

Comfort can be dangerous. Comfort provides a floor but also a ceiling.

Trevor Noah quotes: 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.

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.

Trevor Noah quotes: Don't fight the system, mock the system

Don't fight the system, mock the system

Trevor Noah quotes: We live in the Internet age. Everyone wants clicks. Clicks are what sells.

We live in the Internet age. Everyone wants clicks. Clicks are what sells.

Trevor Noah quotes: I don't think I have thick skin, but I heal fast. It's easy to break through, but I heal fast.

I don't think I have thick skin, but I heal fast. It's easy to break through, but I heal fast.

Trevor Noah quotes: When I first started doing comedy, there was no such thing as a room that had black people and white people in it. That didn't exist.

When I first started doing comedy, there was no such thing as a room that had black people and white people in it. That didn't exist.