The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI got married recently. So far, so good. Less sex than I expected, but other than that, it’s a pretty good lifestyle.
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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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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 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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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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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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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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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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I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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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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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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The world can’t tell you who you are. You’ve just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse.
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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 always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.
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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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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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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 got married recently. So far, so good. Less sex than I expected, but other than that, it’s a pretty good lifestyle.
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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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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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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