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.
DICK GREGORYRevolution ain’t nothing but an extent of evolution; Evolution is a fact of nature.
More Dick Gregory Quotes
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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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It’s cool to be healthy.
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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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My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained.
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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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I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.
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It was an unwritten law that black comics were not permitted to work white nightclubs. You could sing and you could dance, but you couldn’t stand flat-footed and talk; that was a no-no.
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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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One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
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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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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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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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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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