A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth. Richard Pryor More Quotes by Richard Pryor More Quotes From 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 hatredtwopeople The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit. Richard Pryor bullshitatheistpeople I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells. Richard Pryor smelldrug-addictionway 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 thanksgivingstrugglebelieve 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 great-thingsbad-thingsworst Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing it. Richard Pryor epidemicsdrugwhite 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 bitternesstoo-muchwant 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! Richard Pryor zimbabwewhitefunny All humor is rooted in pain. Richard Pryor rootedhumourpain I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety. Richard Pryor tireddrinkingfunny Rosa Parks showed us all that one little person can make a whole bunch of noise without so much as a whisper. She showed the world that the color of your skin shouldn't determine what part of the bus you sit in... as you ride through life. Richard Pryor parkscolorskins I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people. Richard Pryor blackgaypeople There's nothing worse than being an aging young person. Richard Pryor agingcomedyyoung I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet. Richard Pryor nucleuspeopleideas What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound. Richard Pryor profanitymightprofound Everyone carries around his own monsters. Richard Pryor carriemonsters 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. Richard Pryor nicestrugglebeautiful You don't get to be old bein' no fool. Richard Pryor fool But for the use of physical punishment by, and fear of their oppressors, animals would never be a part of a circus. Richard Pryor circuspunishmentanimal 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. Richard Pryor realtwopeople
