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 boydealexpression Change image and share on social
I used to get letters saying, 'I didn't know black children and white children were the same.' Dick Gregory blackchildletter Change image and share on social
My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasn't a Christian, she would stomp you to death. Dick Gregory christiandeathjesus Change image and share on social
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 blackcivilday Change image and share on social
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 attitudebankcolour Change image and share on social
If you take 12 waters from the coconut - not the ones you buy in the store, although that's good - but the fresh coconuts, the little brown ones with the three eyes, if you take 12 of those within 24 hours, your blood will go back to the way it was when you were born. Dick Gregory backbearblood share on social
I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that. Dick Gregory hatehomelearn Change image and share on social
I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man. Dick Gregory backsidebigotblack Change image and share on social
Every holiday on the calendar, I check in a hotel and fast - I don't eat, I don't drink, I don't talk. Dick Gregory calendarcheckdrink Change image and share on social
Coconut milk is the only thing on this planet that comes identically to mother's milk. Dick Gregory coconutidenticallymilk Change image and share on social
