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 CHAPPELLEThey 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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I felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you’re a guy who generates money, people have a vested interest in controlling you.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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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I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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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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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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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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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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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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