I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly country. Dick Gregory countryfriendlyknow Change image and share on social
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. Dick Gregory americanathletecitizen Change image and share on social
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 britishbusinesschairman share on social
In America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the forest and see the sun. But we don't know yet whether that sun is rising or setting for our country. Dick Gregory americacountryevil Change image and share on social
We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre. Dick Gregory bookcavalryfair share on social
I waited at the counter of a white restaurant for eleven years. When they finally integrated, they didn't have what I wanted. Dick Gregory counterelevenfinally Change image and share on social
I went to Ethiopia, and it dawned on me that you can tell a starving, malnourished person because they've got a bloated belly and a bald head. And I realized that if you come through any American airport and see businessmen running through with bloated bellies and bald heads, that's malnutrition, too. Dick Gregory airportamericanbald share on social
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 advertiseavenuebrand Change image and share on social
Love is very dangerous if you just have love and don't have the ability to be lovable. Dick Gregory abilitydangerouslovable Change image and share on social
In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport. Dick Gregory chicagocountryduty Change image and share on social