Richard Pryor — "I'm not a philosopher. I'm just a guy who thinks a lot."

"I'm not a visionary. I'm just a guy who sees things before other people do."

"I don't like the word 'nigger.' But I don't like the word 'colored' either. 'Colored' sounds like something you spill on yourself. 'Oh shit, I colored myself!'"

"I had a dog named Nigger. I loved that dog. I just didn't like the word. I loved the dog. I loved him so much I named him after the last thing my daddy told me before he left: 'Nigger, if you don't ge…"

"My lawyer had made a statement -- he didn't know the truth...he was trying to cover my ass. So I was trying to cover his ass... I wanted to say it was no accident, I got crazy one night and wanted to …"

"I'm not a guru. I'm just a guy who likes to give advice."