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" I love my jokes. "
Dave Chappelle
Love
Jokes
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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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" 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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" Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me. "
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" Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything. "
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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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" Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at. "
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" I'm an introspective dude. "
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" I love Ohio. "
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" If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do. "
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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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" You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous. "
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" I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes. "
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" I don't care if I ever work in TV again. "
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Ever
Again
" 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 if you learn it the right way. "
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Believe
People
" 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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" The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching. "
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" Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.' "
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American
" I'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it. "
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Me
You
" 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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