"When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It’s not enough, but it helps." ― Dick Gregory Topic(s): God More From Dick Gregory "Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten." "I buy about $1,500 worth of papers every month. Not that I trust them. I’m looking for the crack in the fabric." "When I first broke through, there was only NBC, CBS and ABC, and they had news in the morning and in the evening – there wasn’t no 24-hour news." More In God "People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced."― Samuel Butler "There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that I was not He."― Friedrich Nietzsche "It’s a funny thing: You want so badly for people to see what you do – you’re proud of it – and I like the effect that movies have on people. But the attention can also make me uncomfortable."― Kristen Stewart