The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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My wife asked me once if I weren’t a comedian, what I would do. I couldn’t answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
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When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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I got married recently. So far, so good. Less sex than I expected, but other than that, it’s a pretty good lifestyle.
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I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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My father told me ‘Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.’
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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