Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Dick Gregory
Born: October 12, 1932
Died: August 19, 2017 (aged 84)
Bio: Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, and comedian.
Known for:
- Nigger: An Autobiography by Dick Gregory (1964)
- The Shadow that Scares Me (1968)
- Dick Gregory's Bible Tales, with Commentary (1978)
- No more lies (1993)