Quotes & Jokes by Richard Pryor / page 5
What I never understand about a hangover is, where does the breath come from? You know what I mean? I mean, is someone shitting in your mouth?
In March I had a minor heart attack while I was vacationing in Australia. it scared me, but it was nothing compared to what someone had in store for me down the road.
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.
My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.
It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.
So after Another You I ran off to my very own piece of paradise, my home in Hana.
It's so much easier for me to talk about my life in front of two thousand people than it is one-to-one. I'm a real defensive person, because if you were sensitive in my neighborhood you were something to eat.
I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.
I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.
Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.
You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool.
They fucked around, started negotiating with those white people, they lost all that shit... And what they didn't lose negotiating, white people just kicked their ass on out of..