Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory
Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregoryis an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, and comedian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth12 October 1932
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
pain animal rights
Because I'm a civil rights activist, I am also an animal rights activist. Animals and humans suffer and die alike. Violence causes the same pain, the same spilling of blood, the same stench of death, the same arrogant, cruel and vicious taking of life. We shouldn't be a part of it.
america giving black-history
America will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don't misuse a household pet.
mean justice social-justice
Education means to bring out wisdom. Indoctrination means to push in knowledge.
mind poverty poor
Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.
eye blood water
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.
christian jesus white
I go to Chinese Christian community. Jesus looks Chinese. I go to Japanese Christian community. Jesus looks Japanese. I go to Brazilian Christian community. Jesus looks Brazilian. How come in America Jesus looks white?
space
Fear and God do not occupy the same space.
hate home school
I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.
white people lasts
Last time I was down South I walked into this restaurant, and this white waitress came up to me and said: 'We don't serve colored people here.' "I said: 'that's all right, I don't eat colored people. Bring me a whole fried chicken.
happiness helping-others volunteer
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
united-states planets nations
The United States is the most dishonest, ungodly, unspiritual nation that ever existed in the history of the planet.
wisdom fun love-is
Love is man's natural endowment, but he doesn't know how to use it. He refuses to recognize the power of love because of his love of power.
people accepting obvious
The most difficult thing to get people to do is to accept the obvious.
judging spirit trouble
If all you can do is judge a person by their appearance, because you don't have the spirit to judge someone from within, you're in trouble.