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" A lot of my family on both sides have worked in education and nursing, and my grandmother was a nurse; my sister is a nurse, and her - my other sister's daughter is going into nursing. There's a lot of that in the family. "

Larry Wilmore

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" I didn't even know how much of a feminist I was, and I realized, 'Oh my God, I was raised by a single mom who had to raise six kids. I have three sisters. Larry, you've been a feminist your whole life, and you really didn't know it until you've been presented with these issues.' "

" I think the biggest thing is voice. Whose voice is it? Who gets to control the narrative? "

" Sometimes I'm successful, and sometimes I'm not, but I don't mind going down trying. "

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" I'm not a homosexual, but if I can be an ally for that issue, I think it's fantastic. "

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" I don't think I ever intend to provoke outrage, but I don't mind being provocative in content. "

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" Remember, MTV would only show white videos for a long time. Can you imagine that? That was the '80s when that happened. It's hard to even think of that now, you know? "

" You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way. "

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