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.’
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe higher up I went, the less happy I was.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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 got a lot of positive people around me.
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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 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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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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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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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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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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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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