I got married recently. So far, so good. Less sex than I expected, but other than that, it’s a pretty good lifestyle.
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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Money 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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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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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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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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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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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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.
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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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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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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’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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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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