I was an only child.

Quote by Richard Pryor

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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...

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together...

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together...

A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure...

A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure...

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation,...

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation,...

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

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

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

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...

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 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 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...

I believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

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...

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...

There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions...

There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions...

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

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

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...