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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEIt seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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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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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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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 think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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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People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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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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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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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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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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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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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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