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.
Dick Gregory
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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.
In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.
America will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don't misuse a household pet.
I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark.
I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.
In America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the forest and see the sun. But we don't know yet whether that sun is rising or setting for our country.
Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine.
We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn't it either. I'm going to be an American Citizen. First class.
When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps.
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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