Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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Ralph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he’s not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn’t even say that.
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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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Weed’s not as bad as everything else… ’cause weed is a background substance. You know what I mean, you can smoke some herb and still function. You ain’t crisp… but you’ll function.
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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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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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 still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
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I don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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