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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 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?
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Image Participate Question Right Support Yourself
No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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Answer Children Hands Old Phone Yourself
You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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Care Company Yourself
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
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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Angry Mad Myself Past Talk
They do what they do for money – that’s all. I don’t even know why you’re listening to me. I’ve done commercials for both Coke and Pepsi. Truth is, I can’t even taste the difference, but Pepsi paid me last, so there it is.
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Commercial Difference Listening Money Myself Pay Taste
Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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Important Invention Yourself
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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Association Learning People Religion Talk Yourself
The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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Hard True Watch Yourself
The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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Call Crazy Label Name
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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Encouragement Funny Myself Responsibility Sketch Social
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
You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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Old People Right Yourself
I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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Care Issues Money Myself Work
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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Beginning Expensive Myself Name Price

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.

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