If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
DAVE CHAPPELLEIf you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI 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 CHAPPELLEI get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear – I’m not mad at anybody – not anymore.
DAVE CHAPPELLEMy father told me ‘Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.’
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe 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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEYou got to be careful of the company you keep.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
DAVE CHAPPELLEMoney 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 CHAPPELLEI 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.
DAVE CHAPPELLERalph 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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThey 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 CHAPPELLEListen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
DAVE CHAPPELLEOnce you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
DAVE CHAPPELLESomething 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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI 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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