Richard Pryor Quotes

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

Richard Pryor

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• People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!

  

  Wanda Sykes
  • People
  • Funny
  • Comedian

• It shows 'us vs. them', and I'm on the 'us' side.

  

  Dan Quayle
  • Shows
  • Side
  • U.S.

• Presenting football is something that I love to do. I'm very fortunate being able to do one of the BBC's flagship shows.

  

  Gary Lineker
  • Football
  • Shows
  • Fortunate

• A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers.

  

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  • Country
  • Risk
  • Assets

• I've seen all types of women. Celebrity girls I've dated and regular 9 to 5 girls. I've had shows where married women have tried to follow me to my hotel. My perception of women isn't very ignorant because I've seen a lot.

  

  Wale
  • Women
  • Celebrity
  • Shows

• Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats.

  

  Sally Quinn
  • Shows
  • Democrats
  • Poll

• Well, when I started modeling in the mid-'80s, the girls who did shows did shows, and the girls who did magazines did magazines. That's what was understood.

  

  Naomi Campbell
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  • Started
  • Modeling

• I get a lot of inspiration from the audience feedback to our live shows.

  

  Donnie Iris
  • Inspiration
  • Shows

• We had to work five back-to-back shows, forty-five minutes on, fifteen minutes off. That's just an awful lot of singing.

  

  Wanda Jackson
  • Work
  • Singing
  • Shows

• Everyone—whether straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender—should be allowed to show their true colors, and be accepted and loved for who they are.

  

  Cyndi Lauper Blue Angel
  • True
  • Gay
  • Color

• Something funny always happens in every show in the UK and I genuinely love touring the UK because it's where I'm from. I just get a warm feeling when I'm home.

  

  Ellie Goulding
  • Home
  • Feeling
  • Funny

• I don't want to show deleted scenes. I don't like an audience looking at what the movie might have been - if it's in the movie, it's in the movie.

  

  Kevin Spacey
  • Movie
  • Want
  • Audience

• I lost my voice. I'd never had to cancel a show before and I had to walk around with a pad and a pen, writing things down.

  

  Paul McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings
  • Writing
  • Lost
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• The museums want large crowds coming to the shows - it's the same thing. It's hype. Absolutely. But there's nothing evil about it.

  

  Garry Winogrand
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  • Crowds

• What the use of having ignorance if you can't show it?

  

  Lou Costello
  • Ignorance
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  • Use

• I was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that's how I got my first backers. But fashion's a scary industry to be in, especially if you've not grown up with it.

  

  Alexander McQueen
  • Up
  • Fashion
  • Scary

• Our shows are packed with laughter and light-hearted songs to lift the listener from their everyday life. We encourage the audience to participate in any way.

  

  Jason Mraz
  • Life
  • Light
  • Everyday

• I had to write a comedy set and film a show at the same time. And it's the second time I've been up on stage as a stand-up comedian with untested material. I was saying it out loud for the first time that night. It didn't go how I expected, but in the best possible way.

  

  Zach Anner
  • Up
  • Time
  • Writing

• Those who say that Serena isn't serious about tennis; she wants to go Hollywood. That's true, about Hollywood. I would love to get a lot of acting gigs. But you wouldn't believe the stuff I've turned down because of my tournament schedule...I would do well beside (comedian) Chris Tucker.

  

  Serena Williams
  • Believe
  • Serious
  • Acting

• The data shows pretty clearly that how voters watch video programming is dramatically changing and reinforces the need for political campaigns to better match their communications outreach efforts to the voters’ changing media habits.

  

  Neil Newhouse
  • Shows
  • Media
  • Changing

• I feel much better, and I thought this was a real test. This was the first real test where somebody came that was legitimate, not going to back down, and demonstrated that they play the same game all the time. So, it was nice to see that.

  

  C. Vivian Stringer
  • Game
  • Test
  • I Feel

• Whenever a gentle pressure is used to make a slight change in leg posture, the neck muscles react immediately. Conversely, when the therapist helps one to 'release' the neck muscles, it is amazing to see quite pronounced movements for instance of the toes, even when one is lying on a couch.

  

  Nikolaas Tinbergen
  • Pressure
  • Muscles
  • Movements

• Our success as a party will largely be determined by how well we do here in the heartland... The time has come to be secure about our values. The time has come to lead.

  

  Evan Bayh
  • Success
  • Lead
  • Secure

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

  

  Richard Pryor
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