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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.

Dave Chappelle

Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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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.
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Encouragement Funny Myself Responsibility Sketch Social
You know, be able to do something great in your life, you’re gonna have to realize your failures. You’re gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it.
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Failure Greatness Life Mark Realization Yourself
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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Beginning Expensive Myself Name Price
Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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Kind Stand Yourself
I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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Enjoyment Myself Thinking Time
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.
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Control Instance Interest Money Yourself
Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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Important Invention Yourself
When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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Happiness Life Myself Reality Time
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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Enjoyment Feeling Goodness Life Live Ourselves
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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Comedy Field One Liner Orientation
I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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Goodness Life Money Oneself Time
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.
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Commercial Difference Listening Money Myself Pay Taste
I got a lot of positive people around me.
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Myself People Positive
Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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Action Death Kill Woman
The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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Call Crazy Label Name

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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