I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
DAVE CHAPPELLEFame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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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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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 think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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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 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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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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I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
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I started when I was 14. I figured out that’s what I wanted to do when I was 14. Even when I was six, I can remember people telling me, “You’re gonna be a comedian,” and all this stuff.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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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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