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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle 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.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle The world can’t tell you who you are. You’ve just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle 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.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle I love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle 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.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle I got married recently. So far, so good. Less sex than I expected, but other than that, it’s a pretty good lifestyle.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
Dave ChappelleDave 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.
Dave ChappelleDave Chappelle 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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Elezabeth SymondElezabeth Symond I heard many tongues in many languages saying that people cannot be Gods, and that’s a given. But what if people don’t know what was given to them?
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn Pride – it screams a lot louder than love sometimes.
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Lara-LeanLara-Lean I loved you more than love was allowed.
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Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Taking care of your body, mind, and soul is your responsibility.
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Carla StokesCarla Stokes Global warming is a political issue. It is as much a political issue to the left as abortion is. It’s as big a political issue as health care is.
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