Richard Pryor Quotes
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America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
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'Where is your million-dollar shirt?' I'm like, 'It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on.'
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I saw John Garfield smoke. He was my idol, so I smoked. I even smoked like him.
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If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist.
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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It kind of varies according to what I'm doing and what my situation is, but, most of the time, I have no idea what I'm doing until the day of.
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Our politicians may fail us, but Status Quo always delivers on the promise.
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I love children and I love men, but I can't commit to either for the rest of my life.
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Many comedians have a dark side that lets them take a negative thing and turn it funny.
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If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.
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Pat Robertson doesn't worship the cross. He worships the fucking dollar sign.
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When they do bring on new people, it's good for the show. It's like getting a new toy. The writers enjoy it because it's a whole new character that they can write for, one that they aren't used to writing for. They can try different things.
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I think I have good judgment.
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When I was growing up, there was hate. I looked around and saw that it was so wrong. I got to go round the world with my rock band, and you can bring harmony.
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My populism doesn't extend to my choice of hotels.
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If Paul Ryan wants to talk about the soul of America, I ask him to look into his own soul. Because if he is saying we have no soul, he certainly has a hole in his. He needs to understand that every single person in this country has a right to expect that their government will take care of them in their greatest need.
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I used to live on Riverside Park in New York, on the Upper West Side.
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I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, 'sociologist.'
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I go to museums all the time.
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Only by great risks can great results be achieved.
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We had four different sets and built 38 flats to use as walls, so we had a major production going on. It's so much fun when you're controlling it, but it's also so much pressure.
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There is a lot of negativity that you welcome into your life when you're an actor. You bare your soul for anyone to see.
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My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.
