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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe 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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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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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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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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If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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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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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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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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