“When I was born, I was given to my uncle and aunt to raise as their ki...” — Carlos Mencia Quote

“When I was born, I was given to my uncle and aunt to raise as their kid because they couldn't have kids.”

“Here's the problem: People have completely and utterly forgotten one thing when it comes to communication - intent.”

“My comedy is about, lift yourself. See reality. Change the reality if you don't like it. But if you can't, then deal with things as they are because crying about it isn't going to change anything.”

“I like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt.”

“My mother was the kind of person who was very much part of her tribe and very much a satellite of her tribe. She was the girl who left her family at the age of 17 and went to Washington. My mother was orphaned at three and then was brought up by my aunt Goldie. So, yes she belonged, but there was a part of her that didn't.”

“When I meet people who say - which they do all of the time - 'I must just tell you, my great aunt had cancer of the elbow and the doctors gave her 10 seconds to live, but last I heard she was climbing Mount Everest,' and so forth, I switch off quite early.”