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 CHAPPELLEMy 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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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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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 think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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I always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
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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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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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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 care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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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