I've seen women who don't have great relationships with their dads, and it all comes down to this: You have to tell girls you love them every day.
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Chris Rock
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About Chris Rock
Christopher Julius Rock is an American comedian, actor and filmmaker. He first gained prominence for his stand-up routines in the 1980s in which he tackled subjects including race relations, human sexuality, and observational comedy. His success branched off into productions in film, television, and on-stage, having received multiple accolades including three Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Rock was ranked No. 5 on Comedy Cen…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Chris RockThere are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.
Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.
Music is the soundtrack to the crappy movie that is my life.
My movies are okay, but they're not my specials.
Dude, I didn't say Jude Law can't act. I didn't say Jude Law was in bad movies. I just said he's in every movie.
Movies have takes. But plays are like life - you don't really get takes.
Right now, my job is that I'm like an ambulance chaser. I've got to look for movies with white guys falling out of them.
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A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.
There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.
A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.
I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school.
You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.
Karaoke isn't fair when you're a comedian. The whole idea is to get people laughing and enjoying themselves, and I'm a professional funny guy.
Hollywood's just not funny.
Funny is only something that others know about you - you can't be funny by yourself.
There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.
There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.
Sometimes people offer you plays, they offer you parts, but they only offer it because I'm famous.
I love being famous. It's almost like being white.
Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know?
I'm in show business... I want to hang out with Janet Jackson, not Jesse Jackson.
I think my best work is when I'm kind of in charge.