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" Gabrielle Union is my best friend. "
Hill Harper
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" Many of us are walking around living smaller lives than we're meant to live. Don't allow yourself to dream smaller than you were meant to dream. "
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" The thing about our country, Americans, and New Yorkers in particular, we all want to help. There's real folks who want to help. The problem is, they don't know how. They don't know how to get involved. "
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" We are human beings. We operate from wanting to be rewarded. "
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" I'm really proud of the characters I've been able to play. Certainly, playing the character on 'CSI' as Dr. Sherman Hawkes is a wonderful stereotype-busting role. "
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" My first two books, 'Letters to a Young Brother' and 'Letters to a Young Sister,' were... distributed pretty widely. Judges in juvenile justice facilities started citing the book as required reading. "
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" People are afraid of an unorganized, wasteful government. "
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" I think our biggest problem is lack of real, honest communication between black men and black women. A lot of men talk amongst men, and a lot of women speak amongst women. "
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" You're in a situation where you have limited education opportunities, you don't have any money, you can't get a job; what are you going to do? You're going to go back to this criminal network that you actually made while you were in prison. "
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" Most people aren't honest with themselves about money. "
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" There's a wealth gap that is happening, and that is all over the world, you know? The rich are getting richer and holding a higher percentage of money or wealth that's out there. "
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" I say 'date potential.' The reason why is no matter who you date, anyway, five years from now, you're going to be different, and he's going to be different. The key is to really find somebody that you can grow with that you can change with, evolve with and that you can be partners with. "
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You
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" Many of us are in are in our own prisons that aren't made of iron bars. "
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" My undergraduate studies at Brown and graduate degrees from Harvard prepared me for a multifaceted career as an actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. "
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" There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important thing you do. Build your craft. Become better. "
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You
Important
" I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know? "
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Way
You
" Being a celebrity doesn't have an iota of value when you're looking death in the eye. "
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Eye
Being
" At the end of a down day on Wall Street, we all need to be able to sleep peacefully at night. That comfort won't come from our bank balance. "
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" I've gotten a firsthand view at the destruction that black men and black women not being able to stay and build healthy relationships has had on the black family and black children. "
Hill Harper
Family
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" Fundamentally, we all want the same thing. We want to love. We want to be loved, and we want to matter. "
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Loved
Love
Same
" On 'CSI: NY,' the audience knew I was a really good guy, and I caught the bad guy. "
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Audience
Good Guy
Good
" Once you have a felony conviction on your record, one of the most difficult things to do is to break the cycle of recidivism. "
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" Even when you're out with someone, you need to get out of your head. And you can try exercises by putting yourself in situations where you may not feel completely comfortable, like going to a gallery opening on your own. "
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" I'm not excusing crime or those who bring poison into the community, but I do want brothers and sisters in prison to know someone cares. "
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" Change happens from the bottom up - all of us as individuals deciding that we will and we do have an impact. "
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" Without writers, none of the entertainment would exist. It starts with writers. Writers are the most important piece of the entire puzzle. "
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" The media is convincing people that if you have that 'next thing,' that diamond, the right car, then you'd be happier. "
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" You're writing your life as you go - the question becomes, how do you want to write your life? "
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" You can't have justice unless you have truth. "
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" I've made money in real estate, hotel, and restaurant investments. "
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" Part of the problem in today's world is that many men are taught that they have to 'make it' before they should even consider committed to a healthy partnership. "
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