No kid in the world, no woman in the world should ever raise a hand against a no-good daddy. That’s already been taken care of: A Man Who Destroys His Own Home Shall Inherit the Wind.
DICK GREGORYOnce I realized the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.
More Dick Gregory Quotes
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I tell people, ‘If you want to send a message to the White House, call my house.’
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When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete’s feet don’t exist, there’s something wrong.
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I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark.
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I personally would say that the quickest way to wipe out a group of people is to put them on a soul food diet.
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You hear entertainers all the time, saying, ‘If I couldn’t get paid for this, I’d do it for free.’ When’s the last time you ever heard a business person say, ‘If I couldn’t get paid for being chairman of British Petroleum, I’d do it for free?’
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America will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don’t misuse a household pet.
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Home was a place to be only when all other places were closed.
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If it wasn’t for Abe Lincoln, I’d still be on the open market.
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Coconut milk is the only thing on this planet that comes identically to mother’s milk.
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And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede.
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If democracy is such a good thing, let’s have more of it.
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In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago, it’s a sport.
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Makes you wonder. When I left St. Louis, I was making five dollars a night. Now I’m getting $5,000 a week — for saying the same things out loud I used to say under my breath.
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Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.
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It’s cool to be healthy.
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