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

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

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" People all the time say to me, 'You look just like Don Lemon,' and I would go, 'I hear that all the time! 'And after a moment, I would go, 'I am Don Lemon!' "

" 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. "

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

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" I don't consider myself a celebrity. I'm just a journalist. "

" 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! "

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" If I have my opinion about something, you have your opinion about something, we don't have to fight over it. And we can have a conversation. We can also disagree without being disagreeable, and we can just disagree, which is fine. It doesn't mean that I don't like you, or you don't like me. We just disagree. "

" Just because you can have a baby, it doesn't mean you should. Especially without planning for one or getting married first. "

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" Learn to love being black. "

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