I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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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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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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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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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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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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.
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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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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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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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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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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 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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My wife asked me once if I weren’t a comedian, what I would do. I couldn’t answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
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