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Richard Pryor quotes: I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.

Richard Pryor quotes: I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.

I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.

Richard Pryor quotes: I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.

Richard Pryor quotes: There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

Richard Pryor quotes: You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool.

You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool.

Richard Pryor quotes: I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.

I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.

Richard Pryor quotes: The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.

The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.

Richard Pryor quotes: I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people.

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people.

Richard Pryor quotes: I don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!

I don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!

Richard Pryor quotes: Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset the comedians themselves.

Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset
the comedians themselves.

Richard Pryor quotes: I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me!

I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me!

Richard Pryor quotes: I believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

Richard Pryor quotes: There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

Richard Pryor quotes: When you're running down the street on fire, people get out of your way!

When you're running down the street on fire, people get out of your way!

Richard Pryor quotes: I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

Richard Pryor quotes: Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing it.

Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing it.

Richard Pryor quotes: I bought my parents a home before they died, and they got to see that I was going to be all right. They always thought I would go someplace.

I bought my parents a home before they died, and they got to see that I was going to be all right. They always thought I would go someplace.

Richard Pryor quotes: I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.

I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.

Richard Pryor quotes: Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn't make it.

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn't make it.

Richard Pryor quotes: That's insanity. We must be good all the time.

That's insanity. We must be good all the time.

Richard Pryor quotes: What I never understand about a hangover is, where does the breath come from? You know what I mean? I mean, is someone shitting in your mouth?

What I never understand about a hangover is, where does the breath come from? You know what I mean? I mean, is someone shitting in your mouth?

Richard Pryor quotes: He's just always positive. He's always smiling and he's always trying.

He's just always positive. He's always smiling and he's always trying.

Richard Pryor quotes: If you want a friend, you don't buy a friend, Eric, you earn a friend through love and trust and respect.

If you want a friend, you don't buy a friend, Eric, you earn a friend through love and trust and respect.

Richard Pryor quotes: I love show business. I wake up every morning and kiss it.

I love show business. I wake up every morning and kiss it.

Richard Pryor quotes: I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst ... In other words, I had a life.

I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst ... In other words, I had a life.

Richard Pryor quotes: I'm slower and some days are better than others, but I'm a fighter.

I'm slower and some days are better than others, but I'm a fighter.

Richard Pryor quotes: Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings ... and lawyers.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings ... and lawyers.

Richard Pryor quotes: Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

Richard Pryor quotes: I wanna grow up and be a critic.

I wanna grow up and be a critic.

Richard Pryor quotes: What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound.

What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound.

Richard Pryor quotes: Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense.

Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense.

Richard Pryor quotes: You have to have lived some life. You've got to have paid some dues.

You have to have lived some life. You've got to have paid some dues.

Richard Pryor quotes: I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

Richard Pryor quotes: A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.

A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.

Richard Pryor quotes: Have you ever noticed how quiet you get when you go in the woods? It's almost like you know that God's there.

Have you ever noticed how quiet you get when you go in the woods? It's almost like you know that God's there.

Richard Pryor quotes: You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.

You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.

Richard Pryor quotes: Who you gonna believe, bitch? Me? or your lying eyes?

Who you gonna believe, bitch? Me? or your lying eyes?

Richard Pryor quotes: There are only two pieces of pussy you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last.

There are only two pieces of pussy you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last.

Richard Pryor quotes: What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

Richard Pryor quotes: I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes

I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes every day.

Richard Pryor quotes: I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

Richard Pryor quotes: No, I'm not dying, and I sure ... ain't dead.

No, I'm not dying, and I sure ... ain't dead.

Richard Pryor quotes: Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

Richard Pryor quotes: I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

Richard Pryor quotes: Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

Richard Pryor quotes: I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.

Richard Pryor quotes: I was an only child.

I was an only child.

Richard Pryor quotes: It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.

Richard Pryor quotes: If I ain't horny, I check to see if my heart's beatin'.

If I ain't horny, I check to see if my heart's beatin'.

Richard Pryor quotes: I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.

Richard Pryor quotes: All humor is rooted in pain.

All humor is rooted in pain.

Richard Pryor quotes: Freebase? What's free about it?

Freebase? What's free about it?

Richard Pryor quotes: I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

Richard Pryor quotes: Most people that you talk to, they's intelligent. Like I said, "Most people."

Most people that you talk to, they's intelligent. Like I said, "Most people."

Richard Pryor quotes: A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.

A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.

Richard Pryor quotes: So after Another You I ran off to my very own piece of paradise, my home in Hana.

So after Another You I ran off to my very own piece of paradise, my home in Hana.

Richard Pryor quotes: I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

Richard Pryor quotes: Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

Richard Pryor quotes: I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

Richard Pryor quotes: Why get killed when you can run ... your ego will heal much faster than a broken jaw.

Why get killed when you can run ... your ego will heal much faster than a broken jaw.

Richard Pryor quotes: Crosses only scare vampires away because they're allergic to bullshit.

Crosses only scare vampires away because they're allergic to bullshit.

Richard Pryor quotes: But for the use of physical punishment by, and fear of their oppressors, animals would never be a part of a circus.

But for the use of physical punishment by, and fear of their oppressors, animals would never be a part of a circus.

Richard Pryor quotes: When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

Richard Pryor quotes: I was given two weeks to walk again, so I hooked up with a trainer, and he ... had me walking. I'll never forget that, it was grueling.

I was given two weeks to walk again, so I hooked up with a trainer, and he ... had me walking. I'll never forget that, it was grueling.

Richard Pryor quotes: I went through every phone book in Africa, and I didn't find one god damned Pryor!

I went through every phone book in Africa, and I didn't find one god damned Pryor!

Richard Pryor quotes: My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.

My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.

Richard Pryor quotes: You don't get to be old bein' no fool ...

You don't get to be old bein' no fool ...

Richard Pryor quotes: There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.

There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.

Richard Pryor quotes: The MS really started going downhill in 1990.

The MS really started going downhill in 1990.

Richard Pryor quotes: I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.

I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.

Richard Pryor quotes: I expected Dracula to come jumping out any second. If he did I'd have held up a cross, cause he's allergic to bullshit.

I expected Dracula to come jumping out any second. If he did I'd have held up a cross, cause he's allergic to bullshit.

Richard Pryor quotes: If you ask me about women's lib, I say I don't even know what that is.

If you ask me about women's lib, I say I don't even know what that is.

Richard Pryor quotes: But thoughts don't care about truth and shit. They sit up in your mind and fuck with you whenever.

But thoughts don't care about truth and shit. They sit up in your mind and fuck with you whenever.