The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
DAVE CHAPPELLEListen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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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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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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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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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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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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I have angst in my life, but I’m like anybody. We all have angst in our lives that we pick up and fidget with and then we put down and look at some other things that make us feel good or enjoy our lives.
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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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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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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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Weed’s not as bad as everything else… ’cause weed is a background substance. You know what I mean, you can smoke some herb and still function. You ain’t crisp… but you’ll function.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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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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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