A Quote by Sherri Shepherd
I was homeless for a little bit. I was on people's couches, but it was an amazing journey. I got to make people laugh all the way.
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Its nice if people can finally loosen up a little bit and just go out laugh at silliness. I mean, people take themselves way too seriously sometimes.
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