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" I'm not concerned with what people think of me. "
Don Lemon
Think
Concerned
People
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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 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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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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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!' "
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People
I Am
" African American history is really American history because African Americans really helped build this country. "
Don Lemon
Build
History
American
" 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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Walk
Truth
" 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. "
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Someone
Used
Us
" 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. "
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Music
You
Rights
" I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can? "
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Me
People
" I like all kinds of music. I hope you do, too. "
Don Lemon
Like
Too
Hope
" I love Louisiana. There's no place on earth like Louisiana, and there's no city on earth like New Orleans. I grew up in Baton Rouge. "
Don Lemon
Love
City
Earth
" My mom tells me every single day that she's proud of me. "
Don Lemon
She
Day
Single
" Just because you can have a baby, it doesn't mean you should. Especially without planning for one or getting married first. "
Don Lemon
Baby
You
Planning
" I was born gay, just as I was born black. "
Don Lemon
I Was Born
Just
Gay
" I love old school rock and roll. "
Don Lemon
Rock And Roll
Love
Old
" I believe in diversity in front of and behind the camera. "
Don Lemon
Believe
I Believe
Diversity
" 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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Me
Man
Know
" More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock. That means absent fathers. "
Don Lemon
Out
More
Community
" 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. "
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Someone
Need
Proud
" I don't know if I would have the same take on world matters and social issues if I were not gay. "
Don Lemon
Know
Gay
Matters
" I'm a citizen of the world. "
Don Lemon
Citizen
World
" You go to Brooklyn, everybody's got a beard and plaid shirt. They may be able to tell each other apart, but they all look alike to me. "
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Tell
Me
You
" I don't consider myself a celebrity. I'm just a journalist. "
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Myself
Journalist
Celebrity
" I was hired by the 'Tom Joyner Morning Show' to do commentary that makes people think. I want my audience to feel like they are learning and not being pandered to. "
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Feel
Think
People
" 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. "
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History
Know
People
" 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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Hispanic
America
White