I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
DAVE CHAPPELLEBeing famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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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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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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 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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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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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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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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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People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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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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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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I got married recently. So far, so good. Less sex than I expected, but other than that, it’s a pretty good lifestyle.
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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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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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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.
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I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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