It was an unwritten law that black comics were not permitted to work white nightclubs. You could sing and you could dance, but you couldn't stand flat-footed and talk; that was a no-no.

Pets are found to suffer from all the ailments known to the human.

When I was a boy, I was taught never to use insulting expressions like, 'I've been gypped,' or, 'He welshed on the deal.'

If I had to write down the most important people in the history of this planet, No.1 would be (abolitionist) John Brown. Why? Because he's a white man who said he would die for the cause, because they could take him, but they weren't going to take his grandchildren. That brother was beautiful.

America has the mightiest military on the planet, and they didn't get there with entertainers.

There's a God force inside of you that gives you a will to live.

America will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don't misuse a household pet.