Richard Pryor Quotes

Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

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• I have a natural right to do whatever I want with my body... as long as it doesn't affect anybody else or any other property.

  

  Jack Kevorkian
  • Long
  • Want
  • Body

• Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

  

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • Friend
  • Friendship
  • Mask

• Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space.

  

  Karl Malone
  • Guy
  • You
  • Space

• Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery.

  

  Fannie Farmer
  • Progress
  • Civilization
  • Been

• I don't want to compete. I want to skate for the joy. I get so nervous in competition. I get always sick. I had pressures enough in my life from skating.

  

  Katarina Witt
  • Life
  • Joy
  • Competition

• There's no reason why anyone's job should become untouchable for the rest of their life.

  

  Brown Campbell
  • Life
  • Why
  • Job

• I don't think I'm conscious of most of the things I've drawn from football, because they're so ingrained in me now... understanding that the discipline and the routine and the regimentation to be successful.

  

  Sam Hunt
  • Football
  • Understanding
  • Discipline

• The idea of fighting your new girlfriend's ex-lovers, 'Street Fighter' style, is the ultimate geek wish-fulfilment.

  

  Edgar Wright
  • Wish
  • Style
  • Fighting

• Rhyme, the rack of finest wits, That expresseth but by fits, True conceit, Spoiling senses of their treasure, Cozening judgement with a measure, But false weight. Wresting words from their true calling; Propping verse, for fear of falling To the ground. Jointing syllables, drowning letters, Fastening vowels, as with fetters They were bound!

  

  Ben Jonson
  • True
  • Words
  • Fear

• I'm over this thing of being champion, having the title.

  

  Anderson Silva
  • Champion

• There is a serious, immediate and extraordinarily grave threat to the continued existence of this country.

  

  James Forrestal
  • Country
  • Serious

• I think that by doing the podcast, I've grown to actually enjoy hosting a little more and realize that my role is a bit of a host, even though I thought I was totally avoiding that by creating this construct. But hosting a late night show has never really been a goal of mine in particular, but it could be fun.

  

  Lauren Lapkus
  • Fun
  • Night

• All I know is that skating is getting better, the guys are getting better throughout the whole age range.

  

  Elvis Stojko
  • Age

• As the U.S. did during the Space Race, we must invest in our businesses and intellect to ensure America leads the clean energy economy of the future. As we all know, the best way to reduce our deficit and bring down our debt is by putting Americans back to work.

  

  Paul Tonko
  • Work
  • America
  • Future

• I am getting frustrated by the fact that we have been out of office for eight years. I desperately want to lead the Conservative Party to make quicker progress back into power.

  

  Kenneth Clarke
  • Power
  • Party
  • Progress

• I'm told I was born in Canada, but I was adopted, and I grew up in Maine and Massachusetts.

  

  Buffy Sainte-Marie
  • Up

• I've given myself permission to say whatever's on my mind when I'm on stage.

  

  Andy Kindler
  • Mind

• Violence against the other, and the way we otherize people out of fear, has to be examined across the board.

  

  Yance Ford
  • People
  • Fear
  • Violence

• We have the same soul at 60 that we had at 40, and the same soul at 25 that we had when we were 5.

  

  Marianne Williamson
  • Soul
  • Same

• At books, or work, or healthy play, Let all my years be passed; That I may give for every day A good account at last.

  

  Isaac Watts
  • Book
  • Giving
  • Healthy

• Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan for a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here.

  

  Donald Trump
  • Up
  • Believe
  • High

• As to those in whom the will of God is not inwardly accomplished,-because there is no inward life in them, for they are altogether outward,-upon them the will of God is wrought as alone it can be; appearing at first sight bitter and ungracious, though in reality merciful and loving in the highest degree. To those who do not love God, all things must work together immediately for pain and torment, until, by means of the tribulation, they are led to salvation at last.

  

  Johann Gottlieb Fichte
  • Life
  • Work
  • God

• Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

  

  Richard Pryor
  • Believe
  • Reality
  • Eye