Quotes by Richard Pryor

About Richard Pryor:

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, writer, and MC.
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I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.

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When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

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I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet.

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

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But thoughts don't care about truth and shit. They sit up in your mind and fuck with you whenever.

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Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.

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

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I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.

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

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Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

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I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

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

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There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

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I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people.

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If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.

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I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.

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I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

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Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been told by almost everyone it was an ex-wife - I've had a few so it's hard to pinpoint which one - but who knows for sure?

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I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

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Everyone carries around his own monsters.

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Author Bio

  • NameRichard Pryor
  • DescriptionAmerican stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer, and MC
  • AliasesRichard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
  • BornDecember 1, 1940
  • DiedDecember 10, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Actor; Comedian
  • AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award