One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
DICK GREGORYMy belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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Once I realized the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.
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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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There is a limit on how much information you can keep bottled up.
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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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I tell people, ‘If you want to send a message to the White House, call my house.’
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It’s cool to be healthy.
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My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasn’t a Christian, she would stomp you to death.
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When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete’s feet don’t exist, there’s something wrong.
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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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My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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If it wasn’t for Abe Lincoln, I’d still be on the open market.
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They told me there was very little racial prejudice in Hawaii. Like a woman is just a little bit pregnant.
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When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It’s not enough, but it helps.
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My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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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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