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 CHAPPELLEMoney is the fuel for choices. Money gives me choices, so it’s not nothing, it’s something. But it’s not the end all, be all. There are other things in my life that I did not purchase with money that are very valuable.
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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 higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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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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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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I don’t want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford.
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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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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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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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They do what they do for money – that’s all. I don’t even know why you’re listening to me. I’ve done commercials for both Coke and Pepsi. Truth is, I can’t even taste the difference, but Pepsi paid me last, so there it is.
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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 hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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