When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
DAVE CHAPPELLENo matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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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.
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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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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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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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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!
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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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I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
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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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Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.
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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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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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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change.
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