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"19 Dave Chappelle Quotes & Sayings

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Born: August 24, 1973 | Comedian | Actor | Writer |

The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.

Mark Greatness Obsolete Bear
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive.

Worse Call Crazy Dismissive
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself especially when everybody is watching

True Hard Thing Yourself
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy.

Group Black Every Should
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Things like racism are institutionalized. You might not know any bigots. You feel like

Racism Bigots Feel Hate
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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone… you answer it.

Matter Old Answer Phone
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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.

Lose People Right Around
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I'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it.
Famous Today Might Count
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I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?

Support Question Extent Right
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The only way you can know where the line is is if you cross it.

Cross Way Know Line
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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.

World Figure Worse Better
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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.

Stage Happy Time Adult
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People don’t know what it’s like standing up there on stage when you have a wall of people smiling at you.

People Wall Stand Stage
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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.

Around Genius Great Voice
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You can become famous but you can’t become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.

Become Famous Unfamous Infamous
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I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.

Cool Long Around Love
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If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher.
Comedy Teacher Salary Doing
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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.

Answer Wife Anything Comedian
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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.

Always Become Relationship Leave
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Dave Chappelle Quotes & Sayings