The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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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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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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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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 love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive. “I don’t understand this person. So they’re crazy.” That’s bullshit. These people are not crazy. They strong people. Maybe their environment is a little sick.
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I don’t want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford.
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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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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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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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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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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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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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