Richard Pryor — "I'm a comedian. My job is to make people laugh. And if I can make 'em think, too…"

"When I was in Africa, the very first day I was there, I saw a Tarzan movie. I said, 'Oh shit, this is where they make those movies.' I saw this white dude swinging through the jungle, hollering, 'Aaaa…"

"I'm not perfect. Nobody is. But I'm trying to be better."

"I don't mind if you don't like my jokes. I just don't want you to tell me about it."

"My father used to beat me with a hose. And he'd say, 'This is for your own good!' I said, 'No, it's not! It's for your pleasure!'"

"The only time you hear the word 'nigger' is when a black man says it to another black man. That's the only time you hear it. White folks don't even say it no more. They say 'you people.'"