My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on people's lives. And that changed my act. I got cleaner. I stopped talking about generic stuff like airplane peanuts and started speaking the truth about my gift.


Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break (ed. Grand Central Publishing, 2009) - ISBN: 9780446558792

Sherri Shepherd Quotes

My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on...

My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on...

My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on...

My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on...