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" I believe in diversity in front of and behind the camera. "
Don Lemon
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I think the Casey Anthony trial caught a lot of news organizations off guard. "
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" I like all kinds of music. I hope you do, too. "
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" I've never been one to take glee in anyone's demise, and when I saw Jerry Sandusky walk out in handcuffs, I did kind of feel a bit sorry for him, even though the jury found him to do some horrific things; I was like, 'His life is over.' "
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" I know that some things are beyond our control, some illnesses are beyond our control, we get sick, we don't know why. But let's pledge to do whatever we can to avoid those high medical bills. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" In order to be transparent, you really have to be completely honest and open, so that's how I've lived my life, and that's where I am now. I am completely transparent. There's nothing that you can't ask me and nothing I won't talk about. "
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" I do feel that Paula Deen should not have lost her job, and I've said this on the air. The marketplace should have decided. The marketplace decided something different. Her books are No. 1. "
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" I don't consider myself a celebrity. I'm just a journalist. "
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" I abhor hypocrisy. "
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" Many people who know me call me 'the hardest working man in the news business' because you're never, ever going to outwork me. "
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" 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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