I’m just myself, so I don’t know that I think of myself as a nerd icon.
AISHA TYLERSo what I would say to other people is to just embrace who you are because you will become instantly happier.
More Aisha Tyler Quotes
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Successful people just don’t let failure define them or keep them from doing what they want to do. For example, I’d have people come up to me after my shows, and they’d say they want to do stand-up but are scared they’re going to fail. I’d tell them,
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No one wants to hear about how awesome you were; people want to hear about the time you blew it.
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I want to point out, that this is not my fault that everyone’s afraid of me, because I did not kill a couple people the other day.
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My parents were vegetarians. I’d show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.
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I liked comedy, but didn’t know it was something you could do for a living. I actually wanted to be an attorney.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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But I think what diversity brings to any daypart is more eyeballs, just more opportunity.
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I think I was only attracted to drunken douches before I got married.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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It is hard, it lasts all day, the lighting is generally fluorescent, and, apparently, drinking at your desk is frowned upon.
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I’m my own boss and my boss is a total ass.
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I think diversity in television is important. It’s not about trying to fill a quota or satisfy some idea of diversity.
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I started out being a stand up and writing my own material. That took me to Talk Soup, where I was writing and performing for TV.
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I’ve just got to be myself and hopefully people will find me. And my audience did find me.
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I love to be busy and be challenged. I’m my happiest when I’m under pressure and almost overwhelmed by how much I have to get done.
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