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

Quote by Dick Gregory

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I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly...

I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly...

I'm not a comic. I'm a humorist.

I'm not a comic. I'm a humorist.

We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and...

We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and...

Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than...

Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than...

We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it...

We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it...

I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about...

I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about...

And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The...

And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The...

If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.

If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into...

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into...

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their...

Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their...

Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the...

Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the...

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in...

When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in...

In America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the...

In America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the...

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a...

Chicago ain't no sissy town.

Chicago ain't no sissy town.

Chicago is a sort of journalistic Yellowstone Park, offering haven to a last herd of...

Chicago is a sort of journalistic Yellowstone Park, offering haven to a last herd of...

Asking Europe to disarm is like asking a man in Chicago to give up his...

Asking Europe to disarm is like asking a man in Chicago to give up his...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...