They told me there was very little racial prejudice in Hawaii. Like a woman is just a little bit pregnant.
DICK GREGORYPeople with high blood pressure, diabetes – those are conditions brought about by lifestyle. If you change the lifestyle, those conditions will leave.
More Dick Gregory Quotes
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Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.
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When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship.
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Love is very dangerous if you just have love and don’t have the ability to be lovable.
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Once I realized the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.
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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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Even though he understood the depths of racism and black oppression, Ali lived his life as a free man—a free loving and lovable man.
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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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Everything we do we should look at in terms of millions of people who can’t afford it.
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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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I tell people, ‘If you want to send a message to the White House, call my house.’
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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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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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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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When you’ve got something really good, you don’t have to force it on people. They will steal it!
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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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