If democracy is such a good thing, let’s have more of it.
DICK GREGORYIf 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.
More Dick Gregory Quotes
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There’s a God force inside of you that gives you a will to live.
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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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Coconut milk is the only thing on this planet that comes identically to mother’s milk.
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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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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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To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.
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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.
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We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn’t it either. I’m going to be an American Citizen. First-class.
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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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Once I realized the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.
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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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Home was a place to be only when all other places were closed.
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The only good thing about the good old days is they’re gone.
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If it wasn’t for Abe Lincoln, I’d still be on the open market.
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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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