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!
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Best player I ever played against? I mean, I played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. I would say Ronaldo the Fenomeno.
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I personally love the record-making more than the actually performing and travelling. It's funny, the drastic shift in lifestyle that comes with it. It certainly satisfies my more adventurous side, but it leaves little time for contemplation and all of that.
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
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I wanted to be a bull rider when I grew up.
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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Well, we all have murderous thoughts throughout the day, if not the week.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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Like everyone else, I want to go on dancing forever, but I know the day is going to come when I will have to be doing something else.
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I had a really hard time when I was 16, 17, 18. I started with the eating disorder in high school.
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I did the whole rock and roll thing that's coming up. I think you're going to enjoy that! 'Burt Rocks', it's called. I like that he's a dreamer; I like how positive he is. There's a lot of things I think I can learn from Burt.
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If you can't sleep, I'll be there in your dreams. I'll be there in your dreams if you can't sleep at all. And in your dreams, I'll touch your cheek And lay my head on your shoulder. Goodbye shadows
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Our Garrick's a salad; for in him we seeOil, vinegar, sugar, and saltness agree!
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The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.
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Differences in homeownership rates remain the prime driver of the nation's racial wealth gap.
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There's a difference between standing up and telling people what you're planning to do and standing up and going and accomplishing something.
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Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day.
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I have targets for business achievements; I do not have targets for acquisitions. Because if you have targets for acquisitions, you end up making compromises in terms of valuations, and you buy things because you have a target, and it is not good for business.
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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!
