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" Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately. "
Larry Wilmore
Bad
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" I always said I'm not disappointed with Obama because I voted for him because he was black, and as long as he kept being black, I was a happy man. "
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" People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves. "
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" Maybe I'll write an episode of 'Black-ish' about a guy being fired in late-night. "
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" In my career, I'm always trying to do something different. "
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" My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad. "
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" My parents are from the Midwest. They're from Evanston, Illinois. They moved out to Los Angeles right before I was born. "
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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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" You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way. "
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" When most people become president, even if you disagree with their ideology, you can still agree that they would have the competence to run something... With Trump, I do not have the confidence of that at all. "
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" A lot of my family on both sides have worked in education and nursing, and my grandmother was a nurse; my sister is a nurse, and her - my other sister's daughter is going into nursing. There's a lot of that in the family. "
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" I'll stop talking about race when people stop being racist. "
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" You have to stay alert. You've got to keep raising your game. "
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" You never know in TV - sometimes you're on at the wrong time at the wrong place. Sometimes you don't get a chance to catch on. "
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" It used to be that the black comic figure had to have this bravado and always showed strength. "
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" I always compartmentalized so many different things. "
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" Doing a TV show is different because it's more of a TV version of something. A more focused take on things. "
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" I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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