The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive. “I don’t understand this person. So they’re crazy.” That’s bullshit. These people are not crazy. They strong people. Maybe their environment is a little sick.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.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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Money is the fuel for choices. Money gives me choices, so it’s not nothing, it’s something. But it’s not the end all, be all. There are other things in my life that I did not purchase with money that are very valuable.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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I started when I was 14. I figured out that’s what I wanted to do when I was 14. Even when I was six, I can remember people telling me, “You’re gonna be a comedian,” and all this stuff.
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If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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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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I don’t normally talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful religion if you learn it the right way.
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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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For one year, I want to do this thing where I guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me.
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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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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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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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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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People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at 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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I get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear – I’m not mad at anybody – not anymore.
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