I was really lucky in that my mom and dad never got caught in the act, so to speak. So my mom was caught fraternizing with my dad. My mom was caught, you know, in the building that my father… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“My family had been denied the things his family had taken for granted. I had a natural talent for selling to people, but without… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
When you see someone as a human being, you begin to understand most people are doing what they believe is right. I ask myself,… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
I guess that is the strange part of the human brain that people have studied for eons - is hatred and self-hatred. You can… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
“Whilst my mother couldn't give me access to the world, she at least made sure to let me know it existed. A kid cannot… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
“When you make the effort to speak someone else’s language, even if it’s just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them,… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
I want to be in a position where I get to start off fresh. I don't have any preconceived notion of how I should… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
It's very rare to find a place where news itself has a political bent. Normally, let's say in the U.K. for instance, newspapers might… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
I was lucky to come along for the ride. [My mother] really is an amazing woman. And the world we lived in in South… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
When I first came to the U.S. - because I do accents and I've traveled the world. I have friends of almost every single… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
If the police believed that they were planning any form of resistance against the state, then you were just gone. Nobody knew where you… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
“I remember the thing that caused the trauma, but I don't hold on to the trauma. I never let the memory of something painful… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says “We’re the same.” A… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
My mom would spend a week in jail. She would spend a day in jail here - a week again, a week and a… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
I knew of like - I remember, for most of my life, I grew up, and "Knight Rider" was, you know - David Hasselhoff… — Trevor Noah Copy Share
“The hood was strangely comforting, but comfort can be dangerous. Comfort provides a floor but also a ceiling.” — Trevor Noah Copy Share
