Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI 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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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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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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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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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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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For one year, I want to do this thing where I guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me.
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I don’t want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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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 just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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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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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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