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" 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. "

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" When someone is in our tribe, I think it's particularly easier for us to tell them apart, because we're used to their facial features. "

" Think about just how much we'd get accomplished if we collectively viewed the people with whom we came into contact as just an American and not an American with a prefix. "

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

" 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. "

" Whatever happens with my career, I'm going to prosper no matter what. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" If I had had someone like me who had chosen to live their lives out and proud, there would be no need for the Tyler Clementis of the world. "

" 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. "

" The best way not to encounter America's health care system is not to have to encounter it. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can? "

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

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

" I'm a citizen of the world. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" When you are the first of anything, there is a bigger responsibility put on you. "

" 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. "

" I like all kinds of music. I hope you do, too. "

" I don't watch the media that much. "

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" I love old school rock and roll. "

" 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.' "

" I abhor hypocrisy. "