Dick Gregory Quotes

Hating people isn’t a productive way of living. So what’s the point in hating anyone? There’s enough hate in the world as it is, without me adding to it.

I don't bear any bitterness towards anyone.

Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them back.

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.

I don't resent anything.

Let's make this clear: I do not hate anybody.

Peace will not be built, however, by people with bitterness in their hearts.

Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity.

One thing I don't believe I am at all is bitter.

I'm not one who wants to hate on anybody.

I hate holding grudges.

Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth.

Let a man overcome anger by love.

One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves. One must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.

I try not to be hateful.

It's always wrong to hate, but it's never wrong to love.

This is a very tough business, politics. It's easy to get resentful or full of bitterness ... (but) I think hatred hurts the hater more than the hated. So I'm looking back on my time positively.

Love is big; love can hold anger, love can even hold hatred. It's about the intention of what you want it to do.

The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance.

What do you get out of hating people, out of having this bitterness in your heart always?

A heart filled with anger has no room for love.

If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world.

The opposite of anger is not calmness, its empathy.

To find gratitude and generosity when you could reasonably find hurt and resentment will surprise you. It will be so surprising because you will see so much of the opposite: people who have much more than others yet who react with anger when one advantage is lost or with resentment when an added gift is denied.

Bitterness is so ugly. I don't want to go there.