The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI started when I was 14. I figured out that’s what I wanted to do when I was 14. Even when I was six, I can remember people telling me, “You’re gonna be a comedian,” and all this stuff.
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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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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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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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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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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 higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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