You got to be careful of the company you keep.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI got a lot of positive people around me.
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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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 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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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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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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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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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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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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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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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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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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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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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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