Richard Pryor Quotes
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A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.
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When you're running down the street on fire, people get out of your way!
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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 had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.
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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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I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.
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Everyone carries around his own monsters.
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When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.
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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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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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There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.
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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 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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I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.
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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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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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I believe in divine forces and energies.
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Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.
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Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.
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Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing 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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Rosa Parks showed us all that one little person can make a whole bunch of noise without so much as a whisper. She showed the world that the color of your skin shouldn't determine what part of the bus you sit in... as you ride through life.
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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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I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.