richard pryor

“ Have you ever noticed how quiet you get when you go in the woods? It's almost like you know that God's there. ”

“ From my earliest days, I learned that expectations had to be balanced against reality. ”

“ I've always been generous with my friends and family, with money, but selfish with the important stuff like love. ”

“ I told him comedyreal comedywasnt only tellin jokes. It was about telling the truth... ”

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

“ 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. ”

“ The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work. ”

“ Comedy rules! Don't let anybody tell you otherwise, and there are no rules in stand-up comedy, which I really like. You can do anything you want and you can say anything that comes to mind, just so long as it's funny. ”

“ The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think. ”

“ See I've lived through hard times before...Hard times was way back. They didn't have a year for it, just called it hard times. ”