I personally would say that the quickest way to wipe out a group of people is to put them on a soul food diet.
DICK GREGORYNo kid in the world, no woman in the world should ever raise a hand against a no-good daddy. That’s already been taken care of: A Man Who Destroys His Own Home Shall Inherit the Wind.
More Dick Gregory Quotes
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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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I waited at the counter of a white restaurant for eleven years. When they finally integrated, they didn’t have what I wanted.
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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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No kid in the world, no woman in the world should ever raise a hand against a no-good daddy. That’s already been taken care of: A Man Who Destroys His Own Home Shall Inherit the Wind.
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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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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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The only good thing about the good old days is they’re gone.
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If all you can do is judge a person by their appearance because you don’t have the spirit to judge someone from within, you’re in trouble.
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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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If democracy is such a good thing, let’s have more of it.
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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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I tell people, ‘If you want to send a message to the White House, call my house.’
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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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Makes you wonder. When I left St. Louis, I was making five dollars a night. Now I’m getting $5,000 a week — for saying the same things out loud I used to say under my breath.
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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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