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!
DAVE CHAPPELLEMy 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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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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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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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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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 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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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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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 kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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