What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound.

Richard Pryor

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic.

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.

Richard Pryor

Two things people throughout history have had in common are hatred and humour. I am proud that I have been able to use humour to lessen people's hatred.

Richard Pryor

I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst . . . In other words, I had a life.

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

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.

Richard Pryor

My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.

Richard Pryor

I'm slower and some days are better than others, but I'm a fighter.

Richard Pryor