Dick Gregory

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

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. ”

Love is very dangerous if you just have love and don't have the ability to be lovable. ”

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

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

Once I realised the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast. ”

It's cool to be healthy. ”

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. ”

Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss. ”

I buy about $1,500 worth of papers every month. Not that I trust them. I'm looking for the crack in the fabric. ”