If democracy is such a good thing, let’s have more of it.
DICK GREGORYPoor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.
More Dick Gregory Quotes
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People with high blood pressure, diabetes – those are conditions brought about by lifestyle. If you change the lifestyle, those conditions will leave.
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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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You know why Madison Avenue advertising has never done well in Harlem? We’re the only ones who know what it means to be Brand X.
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Revolution ain’t nothing but an extent of evolution; Evolution is a fact of nature.
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When I was a boy, I was taught never to use insulting expressions like, ‘I’ve been gypped,’ or, ‘He welshed on the deal.’
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It was an unwritten law that black comics were not permitted to work white nightclubs. You could sing and you could dance, but you couldn’t stand flat-footed and talk; that was a no-no.
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My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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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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Being white is a job in America. You take that away, you better get the soldiers out.
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It’s cool to be healthy.
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Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.
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Once I realized the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.
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The most difficult thing to get people to do is to accept the obvious.
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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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