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 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...

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings ... and lawyers.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings ... and lawyers.

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 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'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

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 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 was an only child.

I was an only child.

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 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,...

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female...

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the...

Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the...

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 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.

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...