Richard Pryor Quotes
I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.
Quotes to Explore
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The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
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When Nike says, just do it, that's a message of empowerment. Why aren't the rest of us speaking to young people in a voice of inspiration?
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It helps if you don't date other actors, but actresses are beautiful. How can you say no?
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Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.
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The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.
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The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world.
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Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?
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Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
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The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test.
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I'd never just want to do what everybody else did. I'd be contributing to the sameness of everything.
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Love is metaphysical gravity.
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What say you to such a supper with such a woman?
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Toni: Mamá... MAMÁ! I'm paying peak long-distance rates here. Could you save the Hail Marys until we hang up?
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My mother was an introvert and quite religious. And we were brought up in the church. And when she learned that I wanted to act, she simply said: 'You cannot live here and do that.'
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With a modem, anyone can follow the world and report on the world-no middle man, no big brother. I guess this changes everything.
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Love your enemies... it's not always an easy tenet to live by... and I have more often than not been inclined to wish my enemies ill than well.
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Notwithstanding these major arguments the wave theory initially did not meet with complete acceptance.
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When a place comes across vividly in a novel, it's often compared to a character. I can remember writing teachers who encouraged me to treat setting as if it were a character, to give it three dimensions, to make it come alive, jump off the page.
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When I was 16 years old, I weighed 176 pounds.
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I'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times.
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All I have is this guitar, these chords and the truth.
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I was very shy. It was kind of scary to meet new people.
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You don't have to be fearless to do anything; you can be scared out of your mind. I fear that I won't get better and that I won't have time to practice. To be called a 'jazz musician' - it's a big responsibility.
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I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.
