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You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.
Richard Pryor
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Richard Pryor
Age: 65 †
Born: 1940
Born: December 1
Died: 2005
Died: December 10
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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
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