black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.

Dave Chappelle

The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.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

Greatness Mark Yourself
If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Better Myself Salary Teacher Thinking
I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Ideas Life Myself People Walk
Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Kind Stand Yourself
I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Goodness Life Money Oneself Time
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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Bad Function Smoking Substance Yourself
The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Best Children Myself
Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Conquer Performance Street Venue
The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Happy High Myself
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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Control Instance Interest Money Yourself
I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Condition Failure Love Myself People
I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Change Count Day Future Myself People
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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Commercial Difference Listening Money Myself Pay Taste
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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Hate Joke Myself People Race Reason Thinking
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Black Man Myself Thinking
Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Bad Fame Greatness Horrible

I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Dave Chappelle Quotes