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Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.

Dave Chappelle

When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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Happiness Life Myself Reality Time
Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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Bad Fame Greatness Horrible
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’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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Condition Failure Love Myself People
I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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Ideas Life Myself People Walk
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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Call Crazy People Strong Worst
Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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Country Fame Place
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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Association Learning People Religion Talk Yourself
Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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Conquer Performance Street Venue
For one year, I want to do this thing where I guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me.
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Famous Gratitude Himself Love Possible
Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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Comedy Earth People Sensitive Social
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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Control Instance Interest Money Yourself
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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Drama Fun Money Myself Show
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
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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Himself Platform Reparation Serious Slave Thinking Win
The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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Boundary Limitation Yourself

Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.

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