Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing it.

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.

Richard Pryor

Why get killed when you can run ... your ego will heal much faster than a broken jaw.

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

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

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

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

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

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

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor