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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEListen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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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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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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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.
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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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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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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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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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You’ve got to say ‘yes’ to your destiny. Life’s happening right now, look around you. There goes some life. Come on, Mamma, live!
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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I love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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