Richard Pryor Quotes

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.

Richard Pryor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 1, 1940 - December 10, 2005

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I'm starting to shake it off, I am quite self-conscious, and it's only when I'm playing roles that I can escape that. The older I get, the more people tell me it's absolutely fine to be the way you are with all your quirks and nuances, and I wish I'd learnt that younger - I would have relaxed a bit more.

Jessica Brown Findlay

I AmPeopleMeWishYouI Can

I operate under the theory that all publicity is good publicity, and then, if that theory doesn't work, you just say that any newspaper article ends up on the bottom of the parrot cage. But, of course, you can't line a parrot cage with Internet bloggers, can you?

Joel Edgerton

WorkGoodInternetYouSayLine

I'm in the moment. I'm always in the moment of life.

Jenifer Lewis

LifeMomentAlways

When I started getting so many haters and closed doors, I decided to prove that it could be done. I was a divorced single mother of three at the time and a size 12 - not your typical model artist that labels feel work for the music industry.

Jenni Rivera

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It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.

John Lithgow

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I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.

John Major

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When you hurry you're more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you're not quick you can't get things done.

John Wooden

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Gabriel Byrne is just an amazing fellow and an amazing actor.

Travis Fimmel

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If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like.

Rita Mae Brown

BookThinkExcusesYouFindWrite

Fortunately, we have help from the media. I have to say this: I'm very grateful for the support and kindness that we've gotten. People have respected their privacy and in that way, I think, you know, no matter what people may feel about my husband's policies or what have you, they care about children and that's been good to see.

Michelle Obama

KindnessGoodChildrenGratefulHelp

I used to see Estee Lauder's ads everywhere in the subways of Beijing, and I thought how wonderful it would be if the model on them was myself!

Liu Wen

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For me, it's a real shock to see American mainstream films. I can't see these films because it's always the same thing to me. This is very American. Violence is very American, and I can't understand these films. Why do they use violence? To show what? Masculinity? To show fear? Defense? What are you showing with all this violence?

Javier Camara

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