“And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twi...” — Dick Gregory Quote

“And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede.”

“To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.”

“There is a limit on how much information you can keep bottled up.”

“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.”

“Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.”

“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.”

“Forget it, Louis, no Civil War picture ever made a nickel.”

“I am passionately interested in understanding how my country works. And if you want to know about this thing called the United States of America you have to know about the Civil War.”

“I recall saying that civil rights organizations, when they demand more than is legitimate, it hurts their position.”

“I believe in civil rights. Every man is born equal and should be treated as human.”

“The successes of the LGBT civil rights movement and the more prominent role openly gay people are playing in the public eye has actually turned up the temperature in middle schools and high schools for queer kids.”

“ISIS despises the Russian government for its support of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and so it's no surprise that ISIS began targeting Russia in 2015, around the same time that Russia first intervened in the Syrian civil war.”