--- title: "1 Work Talk Quotes By Deon Cole" description: "1 Work Talk quotes by Deon Cole. Plus more from Deon Cole and more Work Talk sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/deon-cole-6960_fire_i-ve-been-preaching-it-i-ve-been-getting_2179363.jpg" --- > [I've been preaching it. I've been getting the word out. I've been telling people 'Stop talking white at work. Talk how you talk and if they fire you, you got a lawsuit. Simple as that.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/i-ve-been-preaching-it-i-ve-been-getting-the-word-out-i-ve-been/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/deon-cole-6960_fire_i-ve-been-preaching-it-i-ve-been-getting_2179363.jpg) ## More by Deon Cole > [My fashion was not the best in the '80s. I looked crazy as hell. I used to wear my pants tucked into my socks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/my-fashion-was-not-the-best-in-the-80s-i-looked-crazy-as-hell-i-used/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [Yeah, absolutely - comedy saved my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/yeah-absolutely-comedy-saved-my-life/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [I learned from mistakes. If I ride my bike and I don't hold the handlebars and I fall, I know to hold them next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/i-learned-from-mistakes-if-i-ride-my-bike-and-i-don-t-hold-the/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [A friend of mine was watching TV one day and he just was like, 'I bet you want to do comedy,' and he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/a-friend-of-mine-was-watching-tv-one-day-and-he-just-was-like-i-bet/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [When I did 'The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien,' Conan came to my dressing room after and was like, 'Man, that was great.' Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/when-i-did-the-tonight-show-with-conan-o-brien-conan-came-to-my/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [In my early 20s, I started doing comedy. I started doing auditions in Chicago. It led me to writing my own sketches for Second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/in-my-early-20s-i-started-doing-comedy-i-started-doing-auditions-in/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [That's the whole point of anyone's standup career. It's to get people to listen to their point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/that-s-the-whole-point-of-anyone-s-standup-career-it-s-to-get-people/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [If I decide to do a college, which is very, very, very rare, I just stay as P.C. as possible. My point of view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/if-i-decide-to-do-a-college-which-is-very-very-very-rare-i-just-stay/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [I love being a comic but I love acting as well. They're both very necessary avenues for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/i-love-being-a-comic-but-i-love-acting-as-well-they-re-both-very/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [I always thought that asking questions at the end was a cool way for doing a stand-up show. It's unique and different, and helps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/i-always-thought-that-asking-questions-at-the-end-was-a-cool-way-for/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [Black-ish' is my family forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/black-ish-is-my-family-forever/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [You can change the world, sometimes, with the opinions and thoughts we have as comics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/you-can-change-the-world-sometimes-with-the-opinions-and-thoughts-we/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [I used to want to be the black dude in 'The Last Dragon.' I wanted to be Ralph Tresvant from New Edition - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/i-used-to-want-to-be-the-black-dude-in-the-last-dragon-i-wanted-to-be/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [Funny comes in different levels. Like not looking seasoned, or not looking prepared, the way that an actual comic should look, becomes funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/funny-comes-in-different-levels-like-not-looking-seasoned-or-not/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [There's nothing that I would never not talk about, but I would do it in a classy way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/there-s-nothing-that-i-would-never-not-talk-about-but-i-would-do-it/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/work-talk/deon-cole/#itemlist", "name": "1 Work Talk Quotes By Deon Cole", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been preaching it. I've been getting the word out. I've been telling people 'Stop talking white at work. 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