People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
DAVE CHAPPELLEOnce you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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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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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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 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 enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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I don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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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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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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