Redd Foxx Quotes

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Music played a large role in the survival of the black people in America — that and a sense of humor that just couldn't be enslaved.

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We were poor. If I wasn't a boy, I wouldn't have had nothing to play with.

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My first wife, I'll never forget her — and I've tried.

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Love. Hygiene. That's the important thing. Hygiene. The toughest thing in the world: [you] have to turn to your mate one night and say: "You gotta wash your ass!" Shit. Knowing how difficult it is, I said it for you : You Gotta Wash Your Ass.

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If you can see the handwriting on the wall … you're on the toilet.

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Sure, I use the word nigger all the time. But I say niggers is holding the black people back. It don't mean black at all. In the dictionary, nigger is described as a person who is shiftless and lazy. Well, if that's the case, there must be some white niggers, too.

Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

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Born: December 9, 1922

Died: October 11, 1991 (aged 68)

Bio: Jon Elroy Sanford, known professionally as Redd Foxx, was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his explicit comedy records and his starring role on the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son.

Known for:

Sanford and Son (1972 – 1977)
Sanford (1980 – 1981)
The Redd Foxx Show (1986)
The Royal Family (1991 – 1992)
Harlem Nights (1989)

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