Quotes & Jokes by Flip Wilson / page 2
It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead.
Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.
If I had my entire life to live over, I doubt if I’d have the strength.
It takes 15,000 nuts to hold a car together, but only one to spread it all over the highway.
Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
My main point is to be funny; if I can slip a message in there, fine.
That's a good time to sneak, four in the morning, 'cause anyone you run into, they're sneaking too.
With all the trouble black people have, they try to forget on weekends. You've got to be good to make them laugh.