Wanda Sykes Quotes

You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.

I love insult, it's always honest.

Children are the most honest critics. They will say 'You're funny', but also 'You're pathetic - go away.'

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

If you use tact you can say anything, then make it funny.

It's funny when people say, 'I don't think Julia likes me.' Honey, if I don't like you, you're going to know about it.

I'm trying to be entertaining without being mean.

You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

When you get a question like, 'Did you like meeting Her Majesty?' 'No, I thought she was a slob.' I mean, what are you going to say... The mischief comes into me when I'm doing a Q&A, I'm 9 years old again. I don't get mad. I do get offended.

Australian women tend to tell it like it is - even if it's the brutal, honest truth. I think American women usually break it to you a little easier. There's a softer side to them.

You can't just be crass without being witty. Angry crass is horrible.

It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check.

Avoid witticisms at the expense of others.

What shall I say? I must tread a fine line between glaciosity and friendlinosity. With just a hint of 'you don't know what you are missing, my fine-feathered friend.

In my experience tact is usually worse than the brutalities of truth.

Truth or tact? You have to choose. Most times they're not compatible. It's so hard to draw the line.

And please, don't take offense. It's not an insult if it's true. - Devyn

I tell the truth and I don't try to sugarcoat things. But I also decided that if you don't use humor or satire, then it's just too dark all the time. And one of my favorite literary works is A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift. As you know, that was an enormously famous satire piece that was able to point out, you know, things to people in a different way. And I do believe that satire and humor can reveal truth in a way that sometimes doesn't get revealed through other means. And so I decided to, every now and then, use satire and humor as well.

The only appropriate response to the question, 'Can I be frank?' is, 'Yes, if I can be Barbara.

By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.

There's only one thing wrong with my wife's face - it shows.

One parody is worth a thousand polemics.

Mockery is often the result of a poverty of wit.

Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.