Richard Pryor

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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?

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.

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.

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?

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

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

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.

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

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

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 all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it.

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

I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.

A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.

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