“It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV. After all, I was number one in the ratings four times last year and twice this season. What could be more damn equal than that? If they get any more equal, I don't want it.”

—  Flip Wilson

Quoted in Comedian Flip Wilson Dies at 64 (November 26,1998) http://www.bobbydarin.net/aparticle.html

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