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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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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 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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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My father told me ‘Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.’
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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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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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