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

Quote by Richard Pryor

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I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So...

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So...

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.

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

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

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.

Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy...

Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy...

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

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

I believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

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 was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there...

I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there...

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I...

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I...

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...

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up...

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up...

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 urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

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...

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause...

I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause...

I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can...

I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can...