I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

Quote by Richard Pryor

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I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because...

You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because...

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the...

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the...

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to...

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to...

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering...

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering...

Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow...

Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow...

Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been...

Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

I believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person...

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person...

I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad...

I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad...

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead...

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead...

I was an only child.

I was an only child.