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" African American history is really American history because African Americans really helped build this country. "

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" I grew up believing that I could be the president of the United States. I was told I could be whatever I wanted. "

" It's not ideological to ask someone to stick to the question presented. "

" There are features that African Americans have that are similar! There are features that white people have that are similar! Features that Hispanic people have that are similar! "

" More often than not, we think of ourselves as black, white, Asian, or Hispanic pretty much in this country, but the real America is much more than that. "

" Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about redemption. "

" More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock. That means absent fathers. "

" I think young people don't really know that much about the Civil Rights Movement and about the history of African Americans in this country. It's not taught enough in school. "

" Learn to love being black. "

" Being gay doesn't take your brain away or exclude me from having the same attributes as anyone else. "

" Michael Jackson is an accidental civil rights leader - an accidental pioneer. He broke ground and barriers in so many different realms in artistry, in pictures, in movies, in music, you name it. "

" You don't have true freedom until you allow a diversity of opinion and a diversity of voices. "

" Governing means governing all of the people, no matter what demographic it is, whether it'd be black, white, women, straight, gay, Republican. "

" I'm not concerned with what people think of me. "

" I think it would be great if everybody could be out. But it's such a personal choice. People have to do it at their own speed. I respect that. "

" In general, when I watch cable news during the day, it's frustrating because it reminds me of a game show. If I want to watch 'The Price is Right,' I'll watch 'The Price is Right.' "

" It doesn't matter if gun violence is down. We need to get guns and bullets and automatic weapons off the streets. "

" I was born gay, just as I was born black. "

" Any atrocity that's committed against one person affects us all, and we are becoming more of one society, of a global society, so something that happens in the Middle East or something that happens in Africa, something that happens in Asia, affects all of us. "

" I think if I had seen more people like me who are out and proud, it wouldn't have taken me 45 years to say it - to walk in the truth. "

" I don't know if I would have the same take on world matters and social issues if I were not gay. "

" Who needs a bullet piercing, armor piercing bullet to go hunting? Who needs an assault rifle to go hunting? You can't even use the prey that you kill with an assault rifle if you indeed do it. "

" Some people are saying, 'Justin Bieber is racist.' Is he? I don't know. "

" When you learn, you grow. You have to stretch, and it's not easy. You know, if you're working out your muscles, if you're doing whatever, it's gonna hurt a little bit. "

" Most people would think if you're the prime news anchor, then you should sort of be this Edward R. Murrow, Clark Kent guy with the family and 2.5 kids - or the perky, cute yet smart Katie Couric. "

" My mom tells me every single day that she's proud of me. "

" Whenever I see John Lewis, I invariably say, 'Thank you.' And I will never stop. I don't know how he's still standing, because what he endured took courage and strength that I don't know that I have. "

" When people ask me why I'm amazed at what Barack Obama has accomplished, I tell them it's not because of what most of America and the world sees and knows of his history. It's because I witnessed what I can only describe as a bizarre turn of events that thrust him into position to even become a U.S. senator. "

" I believe in diversity in front of and behind the camera. "

" The truth is the truth is the truth. And as long as you tell the truth, you'll be okay in the end. "