Richard Pryor

"I'd like to die like my father died... My father died fucking. My father was 57 when he died. The woman was 18. My father came and went at the same time."

"When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, "Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in…"

"I don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!"

"Have you ever noticed how quiet you get when you go in the woods? It's almost like you know that God's there."

"'The time of his life' in The Guardian"

"When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, "Richard, what do you see?" I said, I see all types of people." The voice said, "But do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." It said, "Do you know …"

"Rosa Parks showed us all that one little person can make a whole bunch of noise without so much as a whisper. She showed the world that the color of your skin shouldn't determine what part of the bus …"

"There are only two pieces of pussy you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last."