150 Quotes by 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.

I live in racist America and I’m uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can’t do much better than that.

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!

I went through every phone book in Africa, and I didn’t find one god damned Pryor!

Most people that you talk to, they’s intelligent. Like I said, “Most people.”

What I’m saying might be profane, but it’s also profound.

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

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.

I think about dying. I’ve come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.