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All humor is rooted in pain.
Richard Pryor
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Richard Pryor
Age: 65 †
Born: 1940
Born: December 1
Died: 2005
Died: December 10
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Peoria
Illinois
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
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So after Another You I ran off to my very own piece of paradise, my home in Hana.
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Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.
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I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.
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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!
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I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.
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Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.
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I'm slower and some days are better than others, but I'm a fighter.
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Crosses only scare vampires away because they're allergic to bullshit.
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There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.
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Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense.
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Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn't make it.
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Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.
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I expected Dracula to come jumping out any second. If he did I'd have held up a cross, cause he's allergic to bullshit.
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I don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!
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I was given two weeks to walk again, so I hooked up with a trainer, and he... had me walking. I'll never forget that, it was grueling.
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I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.
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You gotta be cool when you're macho man, cuz you can't be sensitive and care about someone having a good time in bed, cuz that's too scary... When you don't use sensitivity when you're having sex, or share some of your soul, nothing gonna happen, because men really get afraid. Men really get scared in bed.
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I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.
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