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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.

Dave Chappelle

I always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.
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Leaving Level Myself Necessary Relationship Work
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.
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Call Crazy People Strong Worst
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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Bad Function Smoking Substance Yourself
The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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Best Children Myself
It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Enough Famous Hollywood Myself White
You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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Old People Right Yourself
There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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Feeling Stand
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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Comedy Imagination Myself Question Wife
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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Choice End Life Money Myself Purchase Value
All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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People White
Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.
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Genius Myself Right Voice
Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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Conquer Performance Street Venue
One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change.
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Change Drama Leap Money Oneself People
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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Comedy Myself People Remember Start
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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Drama Fun Money Myself Show
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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Comedy Field One Liner Orientation

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