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 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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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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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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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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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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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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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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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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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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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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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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If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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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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The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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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 think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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