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> [Why do people measure life by the years instead of how good the years were?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/why-do-people-measure-life-by-the-years-instead-of-how-good-the-years/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

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> [You know, a lot of people think that just 'cause you work out, lift weights, eat right, and do what people tell you to do that you'll live a long live, maybe you will. But, why do people measure life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/you-know-a-lot-of-people-think-that-just-cause-you-work-out-lift/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

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## More by Gabriel Iglesias

> [ \[Making people laugh\] was a secret dream I kept and I didn't tell anybody about it until I was about 18. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/making-people-laugh-was-a-secret-dream-i-kept-and-i-didn-t-tell/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [Now people are coming up to meet me at my shows and they're doing my bits! One guy earlier was at 7-11 and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/now-people-are-coming-up-to-meet-me-at-my-shows-and-they-re-doing-my/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [I'm a comedian who happens to be Latino. What's the difference? The difference is, my special will air on Comedy Central, not Telemundo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/i-m-a-comedian-who-happens-to-be-latino-what-s-the-difference-the/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [My girlfriend knows that if I'm acting weird at home to go to one of my shows to see what's on my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/my-girlfriend-knows-that-if-i-m-acting-weird-at-home-to-go-to-one-of/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [I'm not selling out, denying who I am or where I've come from, not at all. I acknowledge that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/i-m-not-selling-out-denying-who-i-am-or-where-i-ve-come-from-not-at/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [I don't wanna just be remembered for the funniest guy in my neighborhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/i-don-t-wanna-just-be-remembered-for-the-funniest-guy-in-my/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [Just saw the movie The Town. It was bad ass! I never rate movies publicly but I really liked it. Now I'm going bowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/just-saw-the-movie-the-town-it-was-bad-ass-i-never-rate-movies/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [I was not the popular kid in school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/i-was-not-the-popular-kid-in-school/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [My favorite people to have fun with are police officers 'cause they're so serious, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/my-favorite-people-to-have-fun-with-are-police-officers-cause-they-re/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [We can choose our family. We can't choose our relatives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/we-can-choose-our-family-we-can-t-choose-our-relatives/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [Why buy a bootleg shitty copy of my special when you can get it on AMAZON for only $2.99. Swap meet cant do that!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/why-buy-a-bootleg-shitty-copy-of-my-special-when-you-can-get-it-on/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [Early on when I started talking about my weight, it was self-deprecating; everything was a joke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/early-on-when-i-started-talking-about-my-weight-it-was-self/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [When you're a comedian, the Holy Grail is an hour long HBO special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/when-you-re-a-comedian-the-holy-grail-is-an-hour-long-hbo-special/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [I still come out to music that's in Spanish. There's no denying who I am, but I've just made it to where my performance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/i-still-come-out-to-music-that-s-in-spanish-there-s-no-denying-who-i/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

> [I'm a big guy, but I'm really simple with the food. I'll hit the In-N-Out or just the regular buffets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-iglesias/i-m-a-big-guy-but-i-m-really-simple-with-the-food-i-ll-hit-the-in-n/)

[Gabriel Iglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-iglesias/)

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