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
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
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 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
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
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
When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship. Dick Gregory armycaptaincharge 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
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
