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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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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's...

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

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...

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...

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...