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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I 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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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’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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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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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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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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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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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.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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