Richard Pryor Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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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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“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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“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.”
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“I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.”
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“Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.”
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“The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.”
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“You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.”
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“When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.”
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“There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.”
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“I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I'll get it right one day.”
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“I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.”
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“It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.”
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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.”
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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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“What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.”
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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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“If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.”
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“Everyone carries around his own monsters.”
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“Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?”
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“There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.”
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“I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people.”
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“Have you ever noticed how quiet you get when you go in the woods? It's almost like you know that God's there.”
-- Richard PryorSource : "The time of his life" by William Cook, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2004.
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“If you want a friend, you don't buy a friend, Eric, you earn a friend through love and trust and respect.”
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“There are only two pieces of ***** you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last.”
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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 don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!”
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“When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ***** 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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“When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, Richard, what do you see? I said, I see all types of people. The voice said, But do you see any niggers? I said, No. It said, Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any.”
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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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