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

Quote by Richard Pryor

Topics: Chance Quotes

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 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,...

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 believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

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.

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...

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'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...

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'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...

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

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

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...

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 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 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 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 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...

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...