The most difficult thing to get people to do is to accept the obvious.
DICK GREGORYEverything we do we should look at in terms of millions of people who can’t afford it.
More Dick Gregory Quotes
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I believe young voters will either vote for Obama or not vote at all. So the problem is not Obama the problem is the system. If you think about how mess up this country is, most folk really don’t have choices.
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I waited at the counter of a white restaurant for eleven years. When they finally integrated, they didn’t have what I wanted.
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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.
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To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.
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You know, I always say white is not a color, white is an attitude, and if you haven’t got trillions of dollars in the bank that you don’t need, you can’t be white.
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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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My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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It’s cool to be healthy.
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Did you know that in New Orleans they still have brown bag parties? What’s that, you ask? You and I go to a party, and when we get to the door, there’s a brown bag hanging down from the ceiling, and if our skin is darker than the brown bag, we can’t go in.
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When you shoot right and truth and justice down, the more right and truth and justice will rise up.
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My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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If all you can do is judge a person by their appearance because you don’t have the spirit to judge someone from within, you’re in trouble.
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Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.
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Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.
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There’s a God force inside of you that gives you a will to live.
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