It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.

Quote by Richard Pryor

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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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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

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

I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way...

I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way...

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 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...

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 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 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...

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

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

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 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'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 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...