Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.

Quote by Richard Pryor

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Everyone carries around his own monsters.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

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...

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 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 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...

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 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,...

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.

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 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...

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 was an only child.

I was an only child.

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...

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

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

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...

I believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

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...

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.

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 just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask...

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask...