Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory
Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregoryis an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, and comedian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth12 October 1932
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
laughing people very-good
Once I realised the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.
peace war home
The jelly-bean eating thug says that national defense is important. But national defense starts at home.
christmas dark white
I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark.
athlete class firsts
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.
people looks should
Everything we do we should look at in terms of millions of people who can't afford it.
comedian musician poet
To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.
morning cat organization
The NAACP is a wonderful organization . . . But do you realize if tomorrow morning we had complete integration, all them cats would be outta work?
funny-sarcastic alcohol drug
If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine off the market for six days, they'd have to bring out the tanks to control you.
laughter way release
Laughter is the best way to release tensions and fears.
moving race may
Race baiters and discriminators may go underground, but they never move out of town.
white america black
I didn't realize, when I decided to be a comic, that a black person had never been allowed to stand flat-footed in America and talk to white folks. It never happened before.
race relays
Life isn't a race. It's a relay.
pay ifs dies
You got to die of something because if you die of nothing, they won't pay your insurance.
dark pet suffering
...Pets are found to suffer from all the ailments known to the human...