The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThere’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.
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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 enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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I always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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Ralph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he’s not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn’t even say that.
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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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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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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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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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They do what they do for money – that’s all. I don’t even know why you’re listening to me. I’ve done commercials for both Coke and Pepsi. Truth is, I can’t even taste the difference, but Pepsi paid me last, so there it is.
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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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