Richard Pryor Quotes
I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes every day.
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Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information.
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The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.
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I always tell students that writing a poem and publishing it are two quite separate things, and you should write what you have to write, and if you're afraid it's going to upset someone, don't publish it.
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The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
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The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves have become so deeply involved in big business.
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I'm always looking to do things that are really different from each other.
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One nice thing about making jokes is that you don't have to prove them.
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What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time.
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Good-looking people turn me off. Myself included.
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Sometimes I wish I was more comfortable just saying what I thought and getting my point across.
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I have an existential crisis every time I walk into a bookshop, knowing that I'm not going to read all the books before I die.
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What is it in people, or just in people like me, that would rather let a lie go by, would rather wish it away or minimize it, than point it out and cause the liar embarrassment?
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Tall windows show Infinity; And, hard reality, The candles weep and pry and dance Like lives mocked at by Chance. The rooms are vast as Sleep within; When once I ventured in, Chill Silence, like a surging sea, Slowly enveloped me.
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I have always looked after the little things of my business; weightier matters will take care of themselves.
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There's something that comes into you that's so exciting when you're directing.
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Oh well, when I was younger I was known for breaking hearts. I am the kind of person that falls passionately in love but then a couple of months down the line, I fall out of love.
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It's helpful to get feedback on your work, and I think you learn a lot from reading other people's work and giving them feedback.
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There is a long-standing tradition in the mainstream press of middle-of-the-road journalism that is objective and fair. I would hate to see that fall victim to a panic about the Fox effect.
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Freedom used to be something that I dreamed of but never allowed myself to fully imagine.
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The formula for a happy marriage is five positive remarks, or interactions, for every one negative.
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My stories are not Christianized at all. I don't even have any Christians in my stories. What they are, are stories about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances in which I'm exploring truth. How light overcomes darkness in a way that's unmistakable to anyone who has any kind of faith.
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The best way to find something you love is by doing something you hate.
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So many people have the TV or radio constantly turned on “for company,” or spend their time reading trashy novels, aimlessly surfing the Net, and so on. Then suddenly one day you are old or sick and you realize you have done nothing with your life. All your thoughts are other people's thoughts and you have no idea who you really are or what the purpose of your life might be.
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I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes every day.
