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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. "
Dave Chappelle
Position
People
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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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" America, I appreciate you liking me. "
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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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" I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO. "
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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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" I love my jokes. "
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" 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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" I've done 10 or 11 pilots for network television, which is ridiculous. "
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" Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything. "
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" Whether it means having a show, or a movie, or just being on a stage, I need an avenue to say what I have to say. "
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" You know you must be doing something right if old people like you. "
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" You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous. "
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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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" I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships. "
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Life
" My 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
Beginning
" My generation is under-entertained. "
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Generation
My Generation
" I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it. "
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Group
Guy
" 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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Know
Standing
" 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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Wife
Answer
Doing
" 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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" 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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" After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding. "
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" I'm an introspective dude. "
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Dude
" I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes. "
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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 Ohio. "
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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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" 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 interested in controlling you. "
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