I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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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.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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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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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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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’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.
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I don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
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I get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear – I’m not mad at anybody – not anymore.
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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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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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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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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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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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