| A San Francisco native who confronts racial bugaboos in the manner of Chris Rock, but also has the guts to laugh at her own lung cancer." |
| —San Francisco Chronicle. |
| "If God didn’t have a sense of humor, there wouldn’t be politicians." |
| —René |
| “The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” |
| —Mark Twain |
| " Laughter has a ripple effect; the more you laugh, the larger your circle of friends become." |
| —René |
| "René Hicks positively electrified the room. She not only makes you laugh out loud, but leaves you with something to think about, as well." |
| —Melbourne (Australia) Beat Magazine |
| "Laughter sounds the same in all languages" |
| —René |
| "Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost." |
| —James Thurber |
| "Laughter is the lifeline when you've absolutely reached the end of your rope." |
| —René |