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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.

Dave Chappelle

They do what they do for money – that’s all. I don’t even know why you’re listening to me. I’ve done commercials for both Coke and Pepsi. Truth is, I can’t even taste the difference, but Pepsi paid me last, so there it is.
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Commercial Difference Listening Money Myself Pay Taste
Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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Kind Stand Yourself
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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Comedy Interest Place World Yourself
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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Destiny Life Live Right
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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Comedy Field One Liner Orientation
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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Leaving Level Myself Necessary Relationship Work
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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Image Participate Question Right Support Yourself
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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Bad Function Smoking Substance Yourself
I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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Care Issues Money Myself Work
There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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Feeling Stand
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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Angry Himself Mindset People Position
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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Goodness Life Money Oneself Time
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Black Man Myself Thinking
If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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Lose People Right Yourself
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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Angry Mad Myself Past Talk
I don’t want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford.
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Bad Country God Hope Land Myself Swear

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