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Letter "D" » Dick Gregory Quotes
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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.»
Author: Dick Gregory
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«If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.»
«Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine.»
«[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office.»
Author: Dick Gregory
«I wouldn't mind paying taxes -- if I knew they were going to a friendly country.»
Author: Dick Gregory
«When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship.»
Author: Dick Gregory
«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.»
«They didn't win, and I got that from the white press. At four o'clock [on Election Day 2004], that evening, the white press said from the exit polls that [Democratic presidential nominee John] Kerry had won by a landslide and then three hours later something funny happened.»
Author: Dick Gregory
«So why would I want to call myself a conservative after the way them white racist thugs have used that word to hide behind? They call themselves new Republicans.»
Author: Dick Gregory
«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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