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!
DAVE CHAPPELLEIt seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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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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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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Weed’s not as bad as everything else… ’cause weed is a background substance. You know what I mean, you can smoke some herb and still function. You ain’t crisp… but you’ll function.
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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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Something 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.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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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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