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Last time I was down South I walked into this restaurant, and this white waitress came up to me and said: ‘We don’t serve colored people here.’ I said: ‘that’s all right, I don’t eat colored people. Bring me a whole fried chicken.

Dick Gregory

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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Black Deep Life Love Man Oppression Race Understand
I wouldn’t mind paying taxes – if I knew they were going to a friendly country.
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Country Friendship Mindset Myself Pay
I tell people, ‘If you want to send a message to the White House, call my house.’
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Home Myself People
I’m not a comic. I’m a humorist.
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Career Laughter Myself
There is a limit on how much information you can keep bottled up.
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Limitation Yourself
Just being a Negro doesn’t qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine.
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Doctor Race Sick Understand Yourself
Love is very dangerous if you just have love and don’t have the ability to be lovable.
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Ability Danger Deep Love Yourself
It’s cool to be healthy.
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Health Instagram Captions One Liner
When you shoot right and truth and justice down, the more right and truth and justice will rise up.
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Justice Right Rise Truth
The only good thing about the good old days is they’re gone.
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Goodness Past
To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.
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Music Myself Poet
Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.
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Difference Grow Up Mindset Poor
I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.
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Deep Education Home Learning Myself Shame
Everything we do we should look at in terms of millions of people who can’t afford it.
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Gratitude People Rich Thankful Worth
My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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Believe Explanation Myself Philosophy
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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Animal Human Life Tolerance

Last time I was down South I walked into this restaurant, and this white waitress came up to me and said: ‘We don’t serve colored people here.’ I said: ‘that’s all right, I don’t eat colored people. Bring me a whole fried chicken.

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Last time I was down South I walked into this restaurant, and this white waitress came up to me and said: ‘We don’t serve colored people here.’ I said: ‘that’s all right, I don’t eat colored people. Bring me a whole fried chicken.

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