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You know, I always say white is not a colour, white is an attitude, and if you haven't got trillions of dollars in the bank that you don't need, you can't be white.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Always Attitude Bank Colour Dollars Got Know Need Say White You

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It's cool to be healthy.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Cool Healthy

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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.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Advertising Avenue Brand Done Harlem Know Madison Means Never Only Well Who Why You

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Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Any Being Expert Just Makes Medicine More Qualify Race Sick Situation Than Understand You

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When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Enough Father God Good Good Mother Helps Kind Mother You

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If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Abe Lincoln Market Open Still

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I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly country.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Country Friendly Going Knew Mind Paying Taxes Were

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I tell people, 'If you want to send a message to the White House, call my house.'

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Call House Message People Send Tell Want White White House You

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I used to get letters saying, 'I didn't know black children and white children were the same.'

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Black Children Get Know Letters Same Saying Used Were White

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You hear entertainers all the time, saying, 'If I couldn't get paid for this, I'd do it for free.' When's the last time you ever heard a business person say, 'If I couldn't get paid for being chairman of British Petroleum, I'd do it for free'?

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Being British Business Chairman Entertainers Ever Free Get Hear Heard Last Last Time Paid Person Petroleum Say Saying Time You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: October 12th, 1932

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