Quotes & Jokes by Richard Pryor / page 6

115 quotes

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

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?

No, I'm not dying, and I sure... ain't dead.

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

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

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

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.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

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

When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, "Richard, what do you see?" I said, "I see all types of people." The voice said, "But do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." It said, "Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any."

He's just always positive. He's always smiling and he's always trying.

I'm going back out on the road. I love it, but I do need the money. It's a very safe high for me.

I don't understand what goes on some times, right, cuz here we are in this theater, we gettin along just fine. We go outside and the shit change.

I was given two weeks to walk again, so I hooked up with a trainer, and he... had me walking. I'll never forget that, it was grueling.