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.
-
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?
-
It's getting harder to make decisions to work for the sake of working. Like everybody, I'm trying to find things that are extremely challenging or mean something to me deeply. Sometimes something like The Tourist comes up and it's just fun, but it's not as easy to find projects that I have to do. I have to be home and I have to do other things, but I don't have to work as much.
-
Kris [Jenner] and the family, they have the power of communication. This is the number one communications company.
-
Western audiences can gain an impression of China from my films. This is an excellent channel for promoting China`s culture.
-
We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge.
-
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung Would you hear my voice come through the music Would you hold it near as it were your own?
-
Take joy in who you are, we know our wings are flawed.
