Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
DAVE CHAPPELLEMy father told me ‘Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.’
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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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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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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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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You know, be able to do something great in your life, you’re gonna have to realize your failures. You’re gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it.
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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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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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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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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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