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.
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.’
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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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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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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If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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I love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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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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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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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 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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