When I first broke through, there was only NBC, CBS and ABC, and they had news in the morning and in the evening – there wasn’t no 24-hour news.
DICK GREGORYI never thought I’d see the day that I would see white folks as frightened, or more so than black folks was during the civil rights movement when we were in Mississippi.
More Dick Gregory Quotes
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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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Everything we do we should look at in terms of millions of people who can’t afford it.
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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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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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I never thought I’d see the day that I would see white folks as frightened, or more so than black folks was during the civil rights movement when we were in Mississippi.
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I wouldn’t mind paying taxes – if I knew they were going to a friendly country.
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If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol, and caffeine off the market for six days, they’d have to bring out the tanks to control you.
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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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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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My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
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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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I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp – just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man.
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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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When you’ve got something really good, you don’t have to force it on people. They will steal it!
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