Dave Chappelle

Comedian American Born 1973 (age 53)

Stand-up comedian known for sharp social and racial commentary.

398 quotes

"I'm broke, n***a, I'm broke. I have no money."
Humor
"When you're a kid, you're a kid, and then you grow up and you realize there's no instruction manual for being a human."
Wisdom
"The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive. 'I don't understand this person, so they're crazy' - that's bullshit."
Truth
"You know what the problem is? People don't vote. Half the country doesn't even vote."
Politics
"I loved you as a fan before I ever met you. Your work spoke to me."
"Comedy is the truth."
Art
"The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades."
Humor
"I don't believe that everybody has a soul. I'm not sure that everybody's human."
Philosophy
"Marijuana is good for everything."
Humor
"If you've ever been in a relationship, you know how hard it is to stay faithful."
Relationships
"Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
Humor
"I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to have to explain myself."
Freedom
"Success is when you go from nothing to something."
Success
"The drug war is a failure."
Politics
"Sometimes you gotta go back to actually move forward."
Change
"People think it's all glamorous and fun, being on stage, but there's a lot of heart-ache that comes with it."
Art
"I think people are just people, man. I don't believe that anybody's better than anybody else."
Kindness
"Racism is a heavy load to carry."
Justice
"Money is the best cologne."
Humor
"You can't make people laugh if they don't want to."
Humor
"I never wanted to be the funniest guy, I just wanted to be the realest guy."
Truth
"The key to a good life is knowing when to hold back and when to let loose."
Wisdom
"History doesn't just repeat itself, people repeat history."
History
"I'm a human being. I live in the world. Everything that happens in the world affects me."
Life
"If you can't laugh at yourself, then don't laugh at anybody else."
Humor
"Fear is the biggest thing holding people back."
Fear
"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."
Courage
"What's the worst that could happen? You'll die? Everybody dies anyway."
"The freedom to express yourself is one of the greatest freedoms we have."
Freedom
"Love is the most powerful thing in the world."
Love