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" Obviously, this whole 'no child left behind' idea is more rhetoric than actual practice. "

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" I'm really proud of the characters I've been able to play. Certainly, playing the character on 'CSI' as Dr. Sherman Hawkes is a wonderful stereotype-busting role. "

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" Most people aren't honest with themselves about money. "

" Since I'm in the entertainment business, I think I have to hold a mirror up to myself and say, 'Am I complicit in miseducating and misinforming our youth by participating in this business, or can I use this business to re-educate and uplift?' "

" Part of getting other people to focus on the future rather than being myopically focused on the present is about living that way yourself and showing that you can make choices today that are about future outcomes and still be having a great time into the present and enjoying your life. "

" We all have choices we have to make, and with those choices come certain sacrifices. "

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" I'm not excusing crime or those who bring poison into the community, but I do want brothers and sisters in prison to know someone cares. "

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" No matter how bad something gets, no matter where you come from, you can achieve anything. I really do believe that. "

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" When I get stopped by the police, I keep my hands on the wheel. I'm not going to move. "

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" People are afraid of an unorganized, wasteful government. "

" If you can't get excited about living life, then what are you doing? "

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" Change happens from the bottom up - all of us as individuals deciding that we will and we do have an impact. "