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Hood Quotes
Staying true to where you come from.
This hood quotes page mixes neighborhood pride and loyalty with the occasional literal place name that just happens to share the word. Several lines speak to staying connected to where you grew up even after success changes your circumstances. See Culture quotes for related identity themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
You seen my shows; I bring the 'hood out.
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I was born in Houston, Texas. I grew up in Houston, by Missouri City. It's, like, a suburb in the area; it's middle-class. But I used to stay with my grandma in the hood from ages one to six.
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- Nov 07, 2020
'All Def' is unlike any other comedy show or set because 'All Def' goes back to the essence of how urban comedy started. We give it a 'stoop appeal.' A stoop appeal is important for us because it's where pretty much all black comics started doing their standup: cracking jokes on the stoop, in the hood.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always liked the idea that America is a big facade. We are all insects crawling across on the shiny hood of a Cadillac. We're all looking at the wrapping. But we won't tear the wrapping to see what lies beneath.
- Nov 07, 2020
The story of Little Blue Riding Hood is true. Only the color has been changed to prevent an investigation.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trying to please everyone can be very hard, but, like 'Shrek' or 'The Simpsons,' 'Robin Hood' manages to entertain adults and children at the same time, but in different ways.
- Nov 07, 2020
I like staying in the hood.
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- Nov 07, 2020