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A black man would never dream of talking to the police high. That's a waste of weed. I'm serious. I mean, I'd be scared to talk to the police when I'm sleepy.

— Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000)

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Never in a million years will you hear somebody on the radio say "I'm up for runnin' up on them crackers in city hall."

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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.

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There's times to be real, and there's times to be phony. That's right, I said it, phony! You think I'm this nice in real life?

Why do we have to say that black lives matter? Now, I admit that it's not the best slogan, but McDonald's already took "You deserve a break today."

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