Dick Gregory was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, and actor. I remember watching him on TV. He passed away yesterday. Here are a few things that he said.
Please join me in asking God to comfort Mt Gregory's family and friends.Love is man's natural endowment, but he doesn't know how to use it. He refuses to recognize the power of love because of his love of power
I'm not a comic. I'm a humorist.
It's cool to be healthy.
I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.
Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.
Fear and God do not occupy the same space.
Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.
The most difficult thing to get people to do is to accept the obvious.
Once I realized the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.
To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.
Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.
When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps.
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