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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

Topics: Been Boy Deal Expressions He Insulting Like Never Taught Use

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My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that's never been explained.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Been Belief Certain Certain Things Explained Know Never Things You

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I never thought I'd see the day that I would see white folks as frightened, or more so, than black folks was during the civil rights movement when we was in Mississippi.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Black Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Day Folks Frightened Mississippi More Movement Never Rights Rights Movement See Than Thought White Would

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When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete's feet don't exist, there's something wrong.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Airport Athlete Exist Feet Go Like See Something Through Walking White Women Wrong

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Now here's what I'm saying: I've always believed that every other month we hear about compromisation of bank records, I think that's the CIA and the FBI. Now let me tell you why I'm saying this. I don't believe no insignificant pip-squeak is going to be able to pull this off month after month and we can't find out what's going on.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Able About After Always Bank Believe Believed Cia Every Find Going Hear Here Insignificant Me Month Now Off Other Out Pull Records Saying Tell Think Why You I Think Fbi

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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

Topics: About Buy Crack Every Fabric Looking Month Papers Them Trust Worth

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Being white is a job in America. You take that away, you better get the soldiers out.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: America Away Being Better Get Job Out Soldiers Take White You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: October 12th, 1932

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