Dave Chappelle Quotes

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.
Dave Chappelle

Life, Great, Able

You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
Dave Chappelle

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.
Dave Chappelle

Religion, Beautiful, Talk

I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
Dave Chappelle

Black, Group, Guy

I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.
Dave Chappelle

Good, Sports, Stress

People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
Dave Chappelle

Smiling, Standing, Wall

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
Dave Chappelle

Yourself, True, Everybody

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.
Dave Chappelle

Point, Realize, Took

I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
Dave Chappelle

Enjoy, Thoughts, Sometimes

I love Ohio.
Dave Chappelle

I want to tell my jokes. I want to have time with my children. I want to entertain people. And at one point, I'll walk away from show business. But I don't want to walk away empty-handed.
Dave Chappelle

Time, Business, Children

I'm cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
Dave Chappelle

Cool, Love, Long

If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher.
Dave Chappelle

Teacher, Comedy, Salary

The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive.
Dave Chappelle

Crazy, Somebody, Worst

I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships.
Dave Chappelle

Life, Important, Real

I love my jokes.
Dave Chappelle

I'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it.
Dave Chappelle

Famous, Today, Tomorrow

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.'
Dave Chappelle

Father, Beginning, Name

One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change.
Dave Chappelle

Change, Money, Around

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.
Dave Chappelle

Funny, Place, Comedy

You got to be careful of the company you keep.
Dave Chappelle

Keep, Company, Careful

After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding.
Dave Chappelle

After, Joke, While

America, I appreciate you liking me.
Dave Chappelle

America, Appreciate, Liking

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.
Dave Chappelle

Great, Famous, Bad

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
Dave Chappelle

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Nationality: American

Born: August 24, 1973

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