There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful women, and every other materialistic thing you can imagine. Now I struggle for peace.

Quote by Richard Pryor

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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 became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

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

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.

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'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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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 was an only child.

I was an only child.

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

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

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 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...

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...