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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe 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.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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You know, be able to do something great in your life, you’re gonna have to realize your failures. You’re gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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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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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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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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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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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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