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" It was the Cosby issue that made me realize how much I really cared about women's issues and how much I realize it's important for me to be an advocate for issues that aren't necessarily my own, to be an ally for issues. "

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" Salt Lake City gave me a lot of surprises. How progressive the city actually is, for instance, compared to the rest of Utah - it's like this purple dot in a sea of red. And the government there is kind of a mix of conservative values and progressive ideas. "

Larry Wilmore

Government

Sea

City

" I'm not going to grouse and complain when there's nothing I can do about it. Once you've broken up with somebody, arguing with them is not going to bring them back. You may want to stop their Twitter account or call them up late at night, but they made the decision to leave. "

" The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane. "

" You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way. "

" I'm not really a self-promoter-type person. "

Larry Wilmore

Really

Person

" We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy. "

" I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic. "

Larry Wilmore

Work

Strong

" It's a challenge to do satire when the thing you're satirizing is almost beyond satire, but I think that's a challenge for everybody. "

" I didn't even know how much of a feminist I was, and I realized, 'Oh my God, I was raised by a single mom who had to raise six kids. I have three sisters. Larry, you've been a feminist your whole life, and you really didn't know it until you've been presented with these issues.' "

" I really enjoyed being able to be one of the people who weighed in on the events. As hard as it is to do that every day, because it is exhausting, it really is fun to do that, especially when you feel like you really did something well, and it really hit. "

" It's really not my thing to go after what comedians are doing. Because I always feel like we're jesters at the end of the day. "

" MSNBC got rid of so many black people, I thought Boko Haram was running that network. "

" I thought Sarah Palin was the ultimate expression of comic outrageousness in a person. "

" The thing that's worked for me is having as much of a connection to the material as possible. And sometimes the material requires a more straightforward approach, and sometimes it requires a little more silliness, you know? "

Larry Wilmore

You

Know

" I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression. "

" I've always watched the political shows. "

" Writing is the most frustrating, but it's something that I've always done. "

" I think the term 'fair reporting' is overused when it comes to journalism. I think saying they want to report evenly is more accurate. "

" Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics. "

" I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is. "

" My parents are from the Midwest. They're from Evanston, Illinois. They moved out to Los Angeles right before I was born. "

" I've pitched many things that have not gone, but every year, I'm in that pilot game like a lot of other writers in Hollywood. "

Larry Wilmore

Game

Gone

" I really don't have a need to be on TV all that much, to be honest with you. "

" I'm not the type of person to have a schadenfreude. "

Larry Wilmore

Person

Type

" People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves. "

" I think the biggest thing is voice. Whose voice is it? Who gets to control the narrative? "

" Doing a TV show is different because it's more of a TV version of something. A more focused take on things. "

Larry Wilmore

Focused

Doing

" I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time. "

" Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately. "

" In my time, I experienced a black man not being able to be the quarterback of a football team. "