The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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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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I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
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One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change.
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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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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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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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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 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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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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