You know why Madison Avenue advertising has never done well in Harlem? We're the only ones who know what it means to be Brand X.

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

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

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...

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 they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine off the market for six...

If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine off the market for six...

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...

Baseball is very big with my people. It figures. It's the only way we can...

Baseball is very big with my people. It figures. It's the only way we can...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

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...

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

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

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...

Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago.

Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago.

Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.

Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.

The Democrats think Republicans are stealing elections. The Republicans think Democrats are stealing elections. And...

The Democrats think Republicans are stealing elections. The Republicans think Democrats are stealing elections. And...