Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
DAVE CHAPPELLEYou’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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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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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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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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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Money is the fuel for choices. Money gives me choices, so it’s not nothing, it’s something. But it’s not the end all, be all. There are other things in my life that I did not purchase with money that are very valuable.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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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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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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I get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear – I’m not mad at anybody – not anymore.
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