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. Dick Gregory Read Quote
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. Dick Gregory Read Quote
Once I realised the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast. Dick Gregory Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Dick Gregory Read Quote
When I was a boy, I was taught never to use insulting expressions like, ‘I’ve been gypped,’ or, ‘He welshed on the deal.’ Dick Gregory Read Quote
I buy about $1,500 worth of papers every month. Not that I trust them. I’m looking for the crack in the fabric. Dick Gregory Read Quote
My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that’s never been explained. Dick Gregory Read Quote
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 Read Quote
