Richard Pryor Quotes
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Everyone carries around his own monsters.
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I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me!
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I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that.
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When you're running down the street on fire, people get out of your way!
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I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.
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When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.
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I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.
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There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful women, and every other materialistic thing you can imagine. Now I struggle for peace.
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When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.
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Two things people throughout history have had in common are hatred and humour. I am proud that I have been able to use humour to lessen people's hatred.
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I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.
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I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.
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Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn't make it.
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I was given two weeks to walk again, so I hooked up with a trainer, and he... had me walking. I'll never forget that, it was grueling.
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There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.
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I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.
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Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow money. I've always been generous with my friends and family, with money, but selfish with the important stuff like love.
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You have to have lived some life. You've got to have paid some dues.
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To be diagnosed was the hardest thing because I didn't know what they were talking about... And the doctor said, Don't worry, in three months you'll know. So I went about my business and then, one day, it jumped me. I couldn't get up... Your muscles trick you; they did me.
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No, I'm not dying, and I sure... ain't dead.
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Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.
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Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?
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I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.
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I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.