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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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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 support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
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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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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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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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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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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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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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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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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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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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