--- title: "10 You Quotes By Jeff Ross" description: "10 You quotes by Jeff Ross. Plus more from Jeff Ross and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/jeff-ross-7690_cross_i-don-t-think-you-cross-the-line-i-think_169851.png" --- > [I don't think you cross the line - I think you move the line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/i-don-t-think-you-cross-the-line-i-think-you-move-the-line/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/jeff-ross-7690_cross_i-don-t-think-you-cross-the-line-i-think_169851.png) > [You don't mess with Oprah. She has enough money in her left pocket to have me killed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/you-don-t-mess-with-oprah-she-has-enough-money-in-her-left-pocket-to/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/jeff-ross-7690_enough_you-don-t-mess-with-oprah-she-has-enough_2183443.png) > [If you keep looking backwards, you don't go anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/if-you-keep-looking-backwards-you-don-t-go-anywhere/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/jeff-ross-7690_anywhere_if-you-keep-looking-backwards-you-don-t_1201207.png) > [I was the kid who always hung back and then dropped the jokes when you least expected it. Timing was everything. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/i-was-the-kid-who-always-hung-back-and-then-dropped-the-jokes-when/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/jeff-ross-7690_always_i-was-the-kid-who-always-hung-back-and-t_1649834.png) > [Most people, when they think of an insult, they keep it to themselves. But you wouldn't believe the things people say on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/most-people-when-they-think-of-an-insult-they-keep-it-to-themselves/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/jeff-ross-7690_believe_most-people-when-they-think-of-an-insult_1528786.png) > [I think comics should test people, I think it's our job to go too far. That way we know as a society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/i-think-comics-should-test-people-i-think-it-s-our-job-to-go-too-far/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/jeff-ross-7690_comic_i-think-comics-should-test-people-i-thin_862733.jpg) > [With roasting, you've really got to bring your A-game. I hate to admit it, but I probably think and obsess more about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/with-roasting-you-ve-really-got-to-bring-your-a-game-i-hate-to-admit/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e99/jeff-ross-7690_about_with-roasting-you-ve-really-got-to-bring_586675.jpg) > [When I see something that's sensitive, I go, 'You've got to put that out there.' You need to keep the dialogue going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/when-i-see-something-that-s-sensitive-i-go-you-ve-got-to-put-that-out/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/jeff-ross-7690_about_when-i-see-something-that-s-sensitive-i_2322359.png) > [People are roasting each other at parties, at work events, around the fire. It's so fun. People are busting each other's chops,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/people-are-roasting-each-other-at-parties-at-work-events-around-the/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97a/jeff-ross-7690_affection_people-are-roasting-each-other-at-partie_121807.jpg) > [Could you imagine me and the roasters taking on the GOP field? It would be the greatest show ever. Prove that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/could-you-imagine-me-and-the-roasters-taking-on-the-gop-field-it/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/jeff-ross-7690_above_could-you-imagine-me-and-the-roasters-ta_1253866.png) ## Other authors on You ## More by Jeff Ross > [It's very rare that an older comedian sort of slips into an old-school clunker. You know, you don't hear too much of that anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/it-s-very-rare-that-an-older-comedian-sort-of-slips-into-an-old/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [You cultural sodomite. You were an aide to Bobby Kennedy, which explains your connection to Hasselhoff. I guess you like to hang around guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/you-cultural-sodomite-you-were-an-aide-to-bobby-kennedy-which/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [My parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were all funny, and I felt that energy, that delivery, that timing, that sarcasm. All that stuff seeped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/my-parents-grandparents-aunts-and-uncles-were-all-funny-and-i-felt/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [Last time I was in Canada Celine Dion had just given birth to identical twins. Which is quite an achievement given her age and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/last-time-i-was-in-canada-celine-dion-had-just-given-birth-to/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [Comedians second-guessing themselves is scary. Poor taste is not a crime and we can't forget that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/comedians-second-guessing-themselves-is-scary-poor-taste-is-not-a/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [People are roasting each other at parties, at work events, around the fire. It's so fun. People are busting each other's chops, and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/people-are-roasting-each-other-at-parties-at-work-events-around-the/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [Before you can be all deprecating it's helpful to be self-deprecating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/before-you-can-be-all-deprecating-it-s-helpful-to-be-self-deprecating/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [I don't think you cross the line - I think you move the line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/i-don-t-think-you-cross-the-line-i-think-you-move-the-line/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [Folks, Jerry Stiller has the face of a star and that star is Lassie!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/folks-jerry-stiller-has-the-face-of-a-star-and-that-star-is-lassie/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [Some people say Larry the Cable Guys only successful because hes pandering to the lowest common denominator, blatantly and not ironically exploiting peoples racist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/some-people-say-larry-the-cable-guys-only-successful-because-hes/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [Instead of running for President, why don’t you try walking on a treadmill?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/instead-of-running-for-president-why-don-t-you-try-walking-on-a/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [I'm a big fan of Courtney Love. I love Hole and I love her acting and I love her attitude. I just hope I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/i-m-a-big-fan-of-courtney-love-i-love-hole-and-i-love-her-acting-and/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [You know you're white bread, Carson, right? You shit croutons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/you-know-you-re-white-bread-carson-right-you-shit-croutons/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [You ever had your heart broken, Larry? What was his name?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/you-ever-had-your-heart-broken-larry-what-was-his-name/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) > [Life is tough, and if we don't laugh, we're going to - our head will explode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/life-is-tough-and-if-we-don-t-laugh-we-re-going-to-our-head-will/) [Jeff Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-ross/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/jeff-ross/#itemlist", "name": "10 You Quotes By Jeff Ross", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think you cross the line - I think you move the line.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeff Ross" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-ross/i-don-t-think-you-cross-the-line-i-think-you-move-the-line/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/jeff-ross-7690_cross_i-don-t-think-you-cross-the-line-i-think_169851.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/jeff-ross-7690_cross_i-don-t-think-you-cross-the-line-i-think_169851.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/jeff-ross-7690_cross_i-don-t-think-you-cross-the-line-i-think_169851.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think you cross the line - I think you move the line.” — Jeff Ross", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You don't mess with Oprah. 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