Quotes by

Dick Gregory

Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth. – Dick Gregory

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned. – Dick Gregory

I buy about $1,500 worth of papers every month. Not that I trust them. Im looking for the crack in the fabric. – Dick Gregory

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago its a sport. – Dick Gregory

When I first broke through, there was only NBC, CBS and ABC, and they had news in the morning and in the evening – there wasnt no 24-hour news. – Dick Gregory

We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didnt think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre. – Dick Gregory

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. Its not enough, but it helps. – Dick Gregory

My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasnt a Christian, she would stomp you to death. – Dick Gregory

Its cool to be healthy. – Dick Gregory

You hear entertainers all the time, saying, If I couldnt get paid for this, Id do it for free. Whens the last time you ever heard a business person say, If I couldnt get paid for being chairman of British Petroleum, Id do it for free? – Dick Gregory

You know, I always say white is not a colour, white is an attitude, and if you havent got trillions of dollars in the bank that you dont need, you cant be white. – Dick Gregory

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. – Dick Gregory

Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten. – Dick Gregory

I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that. – Dick Gregory

Let me tell you, never before in the history of this planet has anybody made the progress that African-Americans have made in a 30-year period, in spite of many black folks and white folks lying to one another. – Dick Gregory

People with high blood pressure, diabetes – those are conditions brought about by life style. If you change the life style, those conditions will leave. – Dick Gregory

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark. – Dick Gregory