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 not going to 'go forth.' You are going to take that damn hat off and you're going to get a job.

A child who is disciplined will be more obedient and also more organized as a student.

A grandchild is God's reward for raising a child.

Parents are people who yell and they yell and they yell and they yell. And you already have the point... and they're still yelling.

Our children are angry. The profanity is out in the street. It's on the buses and in the subway. Our children are trying to tell us something, and we are not listening.

Racial humor was about 35% of my act when I first started. But I realized that it was a crutch. What brought it home was when another comedian said to me, 'If you changed color tomorrow, you wouldn't have any material.' He meant it as a put-down, but I took it as a challenge.