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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. (Richard Pryor)
What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution. View quote
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I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star. View quote
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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. View quote
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I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing. View quote
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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. View quote
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I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it. View quote
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I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another. View quote
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I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes every day. View quote
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I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals. View quote
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It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused. (Richard Pryor)
The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work. View quote
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Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest. View quote
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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. View quote
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The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead and gone. Even if it's a polluted planet, and they messed it up. Where do they go from here - to another planet so they can mess that up too? View quote
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I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people. View quote
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I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me! View quote
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When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude. View quote
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There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at. View quote
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Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow money. I've always been generous with my friends and family, with money, but selfish with the important stuff like love. View quote
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There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground. (Richard Pryor)
Friends take up time, and I didn't have time. View quote
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Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me. View quote
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I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I'll get it right one day. View quote
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I'm not for integration and I'm not against it. View quote
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