You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.

Quote by Richard Pryor

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

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

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 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...

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

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...

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

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

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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 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...