I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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My wife asked me once if I weren’t a comedian, what I would do. I couldn’t answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
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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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I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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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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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on 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 just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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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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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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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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 think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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