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
When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps. Dick Gregory fathergodgood 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, 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
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
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