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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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I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet.
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My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.
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I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it.
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It's so much easier for me to talk about my life in front of two thousand people than it is one-to-one. I'm a real defensive person, because if you were sensitive in my neighborhood you were something to eat.
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If I ain't horny, I check to see if my heart's beatin'.
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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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Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.
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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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What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.
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I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I'll get it right one day.
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