Richard Pryor — "I'm not a god. I just play one on TV."

"Being Bitter Makes You Immobile, And There's Too Much That I Still Want To Do."

"I got shot five times. And you know what? I still got up and walked away. Because I'm a bad motherfucker."

"I don't think white people realize how racist they are. For instance, you ever notice how they look at you when you're in a white neighborhood? They look at you like you're lost. And you look at them …"

"The first time I saw a white woman naked was in Playboy magazine. I thought she was dead. 'Cause I'd never seen a white woman with her eyes closed before."

"When you're running down the street on fire, people get out of your way!"