"Music played a large role in the survival of the black people in America β that and a sense of humor that just couldn't be enslaved."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
The Redd Foxx Encyclopedia of Black Humor (1977) (co-written with Norma Miller)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Redd_Foxx
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Redd Foxx
John Elroy Sanford (9 December 1922 β 11 October 1991), most widely known under his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American comedian famous for his risquΓ© comedic routines, and his starring role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son.
7 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Redd Foxx β
Related Quotes
"If you can see the handwriting on the wall β¦ you're on the toilet."
"Love. Hygiene. That's the important thing. Hygiene. The toughest thing in the world: [you] have to turn to your mate β¦"
"My first wife, I'll never forget her β and I've tried."
"We were poor. If I wasn't a boy, I wouldn't have had nothing to play with."
"Foxx was really the king of comedy and timing. He had one of the fastest comedic minds on the planet."
"Redd Foxx had grown-up jokes. β¦ You ain't never heard no Redd Foxx stand-up. Hell, you still watchin' Sanford & Son rβ¦"
"the farmer takes Jill down the well & all the king's horses & all the king's men can't put that baby together again cβ¦"
"death is where jimi hendrix is, where our revolution ended up."
"There has always been something wrong wif the tesses. The tesses paint a picture of me wif no brain. The tesses paintβ¦"
""I'm tired," I says. She says, "I know you are, but you can't stop now Precious, you gotta push." And I do."