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The bad part about being recognized is that when I walk into a restaurant and sit down, I've got to eat everything on the plate, whether it's good or bad. People would take it as an insult if I did otherwise. ↗

— Paul Prudhomme

#bad #being #did #down #eat

We had no electricity, no gas. Food was probably our greatest entertainment - the most fun thing that we could do was food. ↗

— Paul Prudhomme

#electricity #entertainment #food #fun #fun thing

I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me! ↗

— Richard Pryor

#america #car #cause #coming #feel

I have significant concerns about reducing the 188th Fighter Wing's capabilities, and will fight tooth and nail against attempts to reduce its personnel or take away aircraft. ↗

— Mark Pryor

#against #aircraft #attempts #away #capabilities

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through compassion and courage - about democracy, nonviolence and racial justice. ↗

— Mark Pryor

#champion #compassion #courage #day #democracy

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude. ↗

— Richard Pryor

#get #got #gotta #money #you

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think. ↗

— Richard Pryor

#about #believe #big #blessed #clear

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

#being #bitter #could #feel #i

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get. ↗

— Richard Pryor

#assimilating #attitude #because #could #get

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic. ↗

— Richard Pryor

#critic #grow #grow up #i #kid