We parents ask dumb questions, therefore we get dumb answers.

Now, Richard Pryor was unique. Many misunderstood his humor. He lit up the hallway, but they didn't understand his use of profanity. He didn't use it just to be using it; he used it in the context of his satire.

YOU are a genius!... and I am a genius because I married you.

The worst thing to do is to die while reading LIFE magazine.

My grandpa didn't believe in hugging and kissing, or saying I love you. His love had to do with the way he treated you. When he said, We're going here, we're going there, he was telling me about life. That was his love for me. My love for him was listening to what he said, keeping out of trouble, doing right, being fair.

Let me say this: I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that, you have to go in with a neutral mind.

Pay off your student loan. Even if you don't have a job...Because when you finally get a job you're going to be one of us.