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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!

Dave Chappelle

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’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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 just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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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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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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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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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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