I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes every day.

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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.

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...

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being...

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being...

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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

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

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...

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.

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

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...