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.
Quotes to Explore
-
I never believe them when they say that because you really have to sort of be aware of what's going on in the news in order to get the jokes on the show.
-
My profession has helped me to grow up.
-
I'm a big Otis Redding fan, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye. My hero is David Bowie. But I like the Beatles, the Stones.
-
Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.
-
My mother felt we'd be earning a living during our entire adult lives, and therefore believed we should spend summers in learning activities. Consequently, I got to see a plate glass factory in Pittsburgh, a U.S. Steel plant, and how Heinz made ketchup.
-
There are moments when we are incapable of exchanging a single word with anybody…it’s beyond us…
-
What I love - and I'm a journalist - and what I love is finding hidden patterns; I love being a data detective.
-
You can't make your kids what you want them to be. They are who they are and you have to help them to succeed in the world as best you can.
-
I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody.
-
Could've sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
-
The first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.
-
I just start singing some words with a tune. I don't ever write a song thinking, Now I'll write a song about... .
-
Am I not ninja enough? Are you saying that I lack ninja?
-
Certainly, you know, you can always learn from some - from somebody else's - from some intelligence. I think. I hope.
-
If you know how rich you are, you are not a billionaire.
-
What we are going to do is to listen carefully to what the president says Saturday afternoon and take it from 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.
