Dick Gregory's Quotes

It's cool to be healthy.

Dick Gregory

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

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

I buy about $1,500 worth of papers every month. Not that I trust them. I'm looking for the crack in the fabric.

Dick Gregory

Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.

Dick Gregory

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

Dick Gregory

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

I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.

Dick Gregory