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I went to penitentiary one time, not me personally, but me and Gene went there for a movie. "Arizona State Penitentiary" Population: 80 percent black people. But there are no black people in Arizona, they have to bus motherfuckers in!

— Richard Pryor On prison. Live At the Sunset Strip (1982)

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

On sex. Live at the Sunset Strip (1982)

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

The Toy (1982)

I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes. Though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

Make sure the check you write to a charity doesn't pay for cruel experiments on animals. Your donation should help end suffering — not cause it.

I went through every phone book in Africa, and I didn't find one god damned Pryor!

On trying to find his roots. Live At The Sunset Strip (1982)

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