150 Quotes by Richard Pryor

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense.

reaping substantial profits from (the recordings) without ever having acquired any rights in such recordings.

I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there and worked there.

When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.

If you want a friend, you don't buy a friend, Eric, you earn a friend through love and trust and respect.

I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.

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.

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.