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Richard Pryor Quotes

By Jessica McElrath, About.com

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

  • When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

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

  • Everyone carries around his own monsters.

  • I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.

  • It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.

  • There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.

  • 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 never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.

  • I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

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