22 Quotes & Sayings By Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan was born October 16, 1975 in East Orange, New Jersey to parents Earl and Sharon Morgan. Tracy has a sister, Erika, and a brother, Jeffrey. He was raised in Belleville, New Jersey. Tracy attended Indian Hills Community College in Baldwinsville, New York where he studied voice and drama Read more

Tracy worked as a comedian on the comedy show "Da Young & Dumb" with Dave Chappelle before moving to Los Angeles. On May 4, 2014 Tracy married Sabina Morgan at their home in Los Angeles.

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God gave us dreams, but he gave us kids to make all those dreams worthwhile. And when I look at all my kids, I say everything that I've ever went through in my life was worthwhile. Tracy Morgan
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I'm glad I dropped out of high school, man. I wouldn't be where I'm at. I would have had a net. I'm glad I didn't have anything to fall back on, man, because that made me go for my dreams that much harder. Tracy Morgan
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My sense of humor is a turkey, and I pull it out of the oven and baste it in reality. Tracy Morgan
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I want to show the world my humor. Tracy Morgan
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If I had to describe my sense of humor, I would say it's contemporary wit, you know what I'm saying? Tracy Morgan
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Tracy Morgan is subdued. I'm cool. I'm chilled out. Tracy Morgan
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I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider. All of them are predators. They are dangerous but it's cool to have strong and powerful pets. Tracy Morgan
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Cool is the enemy of funny. You can't be cool and be funny at the same time. Only Eddie Murphy could do that. Tracy Morgan
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People live too much of their lives on email or the Internet or text messages these days. We're losing all of our communication skills. Tracy Morgan
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You can't hold me to the same standard as the president or a school teacher. I'm just a comedian. My job is like Archie Bunker. Tracy Morgan
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On 'Saturday Night Live, ' I never really wrote. You know, I would just - I would let the writers cast me into the show. So my strength - and I put all my energies into performance. I just couldn't deal with the rejection, you know, getting your sketches cut, and it was hard for me. Tracy Morgan
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I have my Lucky Charms in the morning, and I feel magical. Tracy Morgan
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Bad news travels at the speed of light good news travels like molasses. Tracy Morgan
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Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day. Tracy Morgan
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I'm a human being. I feel all emotions. I'm not just happy all the time. Sometimes, I'm sad and feel the blues. Sometimes I even want to feel the blues. Sometimes, you want to feel down. Tracy Morgan
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You get somebody to crack a smile, that's a beautiful thing. Tracy Morgan
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The most romantic thing I ever did to my woman? I painted her toenails! Tracy Morgan
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I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place. Tracy Morgan
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Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That's why they call it the 'Fists of Fury.' Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I'm not mad at anybody. I'm not mad at any human being because I'm a human being. Tracy Morgan
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I deal with my sons like young men. If they have a problem with something, they come to me. I am the type of dad that will drop everything I am doing for them, and always tell them to talk to me about it. Tracy Morgan
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My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me, he was still a rock star. Tracy Morgan