Richard Pryor Quotes
The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work.
Quotes to Explore
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President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Our leaders are acting like lemmings.
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I am fighting my natural body shape to do what I do.
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I write the novels that are possible for me to write, not that ones I think will come across in a certain light.
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If I'm not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven't been able to get to class for a while or I've been sick, I don't feel complete. It doesn't feel like the electricity is making its connections.
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Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
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First of all, I want to thank the Buccaneers for giving me the opportunity and for picking me in the draft. This is the nature of the beast, though, and this is a new start for me. I wish them the best of luck, and I am just glad to be a Bear.
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I believe in my privacy. I always have, and I always will. I don't think that my private life needs to be on display for me to get a better response at the box office or for me to get a better choice of movies.
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If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it.
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I wondered how they would top the Pirates and skeletons and moonlight, because that's a pretty cool concept.
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A good traveler is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from.
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I can't imagine dating someone famous. I try to stay away from that as much as I can.
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I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it.
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I become more seasoned, it's less interesting to try and compete in the pop market.
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I think if you don't enjoy something, it's not sustainable.
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I feel like if you feel good about a script, and you feel confident about your ability to direct and just capture it right, it's all just, really, really in your favor there.
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Obsolescence never meant the end of anything, it's just the beginning.
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Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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Because powerful images are fixed in the mind more readily than words, the photographer needs no interpreter. A photograph means the same thing all over the world and no translator is required. Photography is truly a universal language, transcending all boundaries of race, politics and nationality.
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The aim of open government is to take advantage of the know-how and entrepreneurial spirit of those outside government institutions to work together with those inside government to solve problems.
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I feel really productive. I'm very competitive with myself. I'm a scheduler. I'm always trying to keep everything together - I'm very OCD and very organized.
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Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one of the great songwriters of our time and one of the fun people to be with.
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The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work.
