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Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, my wife speaks five languages: Russian, English, French, Italian and, out of self-defense, Spanish. I watched her learn Spanish in three months.
Cheech Marin
Wife
Three
Self-Defense
Months
Out
Born
Russia
Russian
French
Learn
Italian
Five
Spanish
Languages
Speaks
English
Her
Watched
So what's really behind the 'English Only' Movement? Fear. Fear of being taken over and one day they will have to learn something different. Heaven forbid they would have to learn something new.
Cheech Marin
Day
Fear
Will
One Day
Would
Something
Only
Something New
Taken
Over
New
Forbid
Learn
Heaven
Behind
Movement
Being
Different
Really
English
When I lived in Paris in the early '80s, I had the occasion to hang out with Prince Albert of Monaco quite a few times.
Cheech Marin
Few
Out
Paris
Had
Prince
Occasion
Times
Hang
Quite
Monaco
Lived
Albert
Early
Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.
Cheech Marin
Country
Big
Every
Latin
Latin American
About
Costa Rica
Leagues
Big Leagues
Dominican Republic
American
Just
Republic
Sent
Players
In the end, the great leveler in any sport is performance on the field or on the court. Kids don't care what language players speak or if they eat tacos, rice, or sauerkraut. They don't care if they're white, black, or brown.
Cheech Marin
Great
Speak
Language
Care
Black
Field
White
Kids
Eat
Brown
Performance
Sport
Court
End
dont Care
Any
In The End
Rice
Leveler
Players
I guess what really made me a Dodgers fan from the beginning was that the team had Jackie Robinson, the first 'Negro' in the major leagues.
Cheech Marin
Me
Made
First
Beginning
Guess
Had
Major
Leagues
Major Leagues
Robinson
Dodgers
Jackie
Jackie Robinson
Fan
Really
Team
I liked Jackie Robinson because he was cool to watch, not because he was black. Every time you turned around, he was hitting a triple or making a great play in the field or, best of all, stealing home.
Cheech Marin
Time
Best
Home
Great
You
Black
Field
Every
Every Time
Triple
Stealing
He
Liked
Robinson
Because
Around
Making
Jackie
Jackie Robinson
Hitting
Turned
Cool
Play
Watch
Whether it's from the biggest, most powerful city, or from the dinkiest little podunk town, there is a certain attachment and connection, and yes, pride about where you came from.
Cheech Marin
You
Pride
City
About
Attachment
Powerful
Town
Most
Most Powerful
Came
Yes
Where
Biggest
Whether
Little
Certain
Connection
I've always wanted to be able to say that I come from Los Angeles, California and feel quintessentially American - even if I said that in Spanish.
Cheech Marin
Say
Able
Angeles
Feel
Come
California
Said
Always
Los
Los Angeles
American
Wanted
Spanish
Even
There are some Chicanos who don't want to be Chicanos - they want to be Mexican-American, Hispanic, or even Spanish.
Cheech Marin
Some
Hispanic
Want
Spanish
Who
Even
You have to want to be Chicano to be Chicano.
Cheech Marin
You
Want
The word 'Chicano' was originally a derisive term from Mexicans to other Mexicans living in the United States.
Cheech Marin
Word
Living
Other
States
Term
Mexicans
Originally
United
United States
Don't ever insult a Chicano about being a Chicano because then all the other Chicanos will be on you with a vengeance. They will even fight each to be first in line to support you.
Cheech Marin
You
Fight
Will
First
Other
About
Support
Vengeance
Because
Insult
Line
Being
Then
Even
Each
Ever
I drive an S80 Volvo; it's one of those real flashy cars. No, I just like it because I like a nice, cush ride; the Volvo is really cush, and it's powerful and fast.
Cheech Marin
Ride
Car
Drive
Nice
Those
Powerful
Like
Because
Real
Just
Flashy
Really
Fast
Don't think about anything for too long. Even if it's off-the-wall, go for it. You'll have a lot more fun in life.
Chelsea Handler
Life
You
Long
Think
Too
About
More
Go
Go For It
Lot
Anything
Fun
Even
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ridiculous-looking - especially her. They're so strange and charismatic and weird. It's pretty hard to take your eyes off them.
Chelsea Handler
Strange
Eyes
Charismatic
Pretty
Angelina Jolie
Take
Weird
Brad
Brad Pitt
Off
Pitt
Them
Your
Hard
Her
There's a difference between racism and people making a joke about something. There is true racism going on, and people should be able to identify what that is, comparatively.
Chelsea Handler
Racism
People
Joke
Able
About
Something
True
Between
Identify
Making
Going
Difference
Should
Comparatively
Have you ever been sued by a midget? It's not fun.
Chelsea Handler
You
Been
Midget
Fun
Sued
Ever
I like being able to, you know, pack up and leave the country and hop on a plane and go wherever I want and stay wherever and bring my friends with me and bring my family on vacation. That's amazing.
Chelsea Handler
Family
Me
You
Amazing
Country
Hop
Stay
Able
Like
Know
Leave
Go
Up
Friends
Being
Want
Wherever
Pack
Plane
Vacation
Bring
If you're a member of my family, whether immediate or extended, and you want to see my show, don't.
Chelsea Handler
Family
You
Immediate
Member
See
Want
Whether
Show
Extended
Stand-up was my entree into the entertainment world. I didn't have to act out somebody else's words. I could just stand there with a microphone, and nobody would interrupt me. It's the most narcissistic thing you could probably do.
Chelsea Handler
Me
You
Entertainment
Words
World
Somebody
Else
Out
Would
Entertainment World
Could
Nobody
Most
Narcissistic
Microphone
Just
Act
Stand
Thing
Interrupt
I do think about marriage, but it's not the end-all goal.
Chelsea Handler
Marriage
Think
About
Goal
End-All
Anyone who's married to Mariah Carey - I'm pretty sure - doesn't have a great sense of humor. I mean, let's be honest: she's ridiculous. What is her game plan?
Chelsea Handler
Great
Game
Sense Of Humor
Humor
Sense
Married
Pretty
Great Sense
She
Sure
Anyone
Mean
Plan
Game Plan
Ridiculous
Her
Mariah Carey
Honest
I wanted to be famous. It's embarrassing to admit, but I came out to L.A. thinking it would happen in no time. I thought, 'Once they see me, they'll be so glad I came.' I always had a ridiculous amount of self-confidence about what was going to happen to me.
Chelsea Handler
Time
Me
Thought
Thinking
Once
Embarrassing
Out
Would
See
Admit
About
Glad
No Time
Had
Self-Confidence
Always
Came
Going
Famous
Wanted
Happen
Ridiculous
Amount
There are some really interesting celebrities and people who are fun to interview, but when you have to do it every day because you have to fill a slot, the allure wears off.
Chelsea Handler
Day
You
Every Day
People
Every
Interview
Slot
Wears
Some
Allure
Because
Off
Celebrities
Interesting
Really
Who
Fun
Fill
It's a dream come true to have someone else portray me. Because I've been living this life for a long time, and I'm over myself.
Chelsea Handler
Life
Time
Myself
Me
Long
Long Time
Living
Else
Dream
Someone
True
Over
Come
Because
Been
Portray
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