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" The thing about our country, Americans, and New Yorkers in particular, we all want to help. There's real folks who want to help. The problem is, they don't know how. They don't know how to get involved. "

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" We're living in a time, unfortunately, where, you know, a lot of young men, particularly young men of color, being raised by single mothers. And their mothers so desperately want to connect with them, but I found, in talking with a lot of young men, that sometimes it's difficult. "

Hill Harper

Living

Color

Time

" Part of the problem in today's world is that many men are taught that they have to 'make it' before they should even consider committed to a healthy partnership. "

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

Hill Harper

Impact

Change

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

" We all have inherited so many types of fears, whether they're race-based, culture-based, gender-based, age-based, family-based. And then we get comfortable with these fears. "

" On 'CSI: NY,' the audience knew I was a really good guy, and I caught the bad guy. "

" Dr. King said, 'We are all tied together in a garment of mutual destiny.' Which says to me no matter how well I may be doing in Hollywood, if a young brother or sister in Louisiana, the South Bronx, the South Side of Chicago, South Central Los Angeles - is not doing well, then I'm not doing very well. "

" I will not reach my full potential as a man unless I find my partner. "

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

" I've read a number of relationship books out there. A lot are written towards women. "

" At the end of a down day on Wall Street, we all need to be able to sleep peacefully at night. That comfort won't come from our bank balance. "

" I don't want the George Clooney lifelong bachelorhood. If I found the right person, I would commit in a minute. "

" There's a wealth gap that is happening, and that is all over the world, you know? The rich are getting richer and holding a higher percentage of money or wealth that's out there. "

" Even when you're out with someone, you need to get out of your head. And you can try exercises by putting yourself in situations where you may not feel completely comfortable, like going to a gallery opening on your own. "

" I've been trying to make a difference as an actor. I want to play characters that move people, have them look at their lives differently, or give them an escape. "

" It's important for someone like me - who's known Obama for 20 years - to speak the truth. I know him to be a Christian man. I know him to be one of the greatest patriots. "

" My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me. "

Hill Harper

Mother

Mentor

" You're in a situation where you have limited education opportunities, you don't have any money, you can't get a job; what are you going to do? You're going to go back to this criminal network that you actually made while you were in prison. "

" Voting is an individual, personal thing. "

" We are human beings. We operate from wanting to be rewarded. "

" What's interesting is with a lot of the work I do through my foundation, the 'Manifest Your Destiny' foundation, we really encourage people, and we attempt to empower, uplift and inspire people to live out their dreams, live out their destiny. "

" People always think about what prison is. What prison really is - it's not a physical challenge, it's mental. "

" I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know? "

" Poverty existed before January 20, 2008, OK? Before President Obama took office. "

Hill Harper

President

January

" My friend is a former race car driver, so he races for Mercedes, and I root for him. I have a car that I love to race, I'll take it to the track. "

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

" The media is convincing people that if you have that 'next thing,' that diamond, the right car, then you'd be happier. "

" If you have a debt issue or credit card issue, start dealing with it. If you have a tax issue, don't just say, 'I'm not going to file.' There are ways to deal with these things, but you must communicate with your creditors, whether it's a credit card company or tax department. "

" I champion the idea of being more conscious. I call it being an active architect of your own life. Building your life like an architect builds a structure. "

" There will always be crazy things that happen in our lives, but love is the central connector. If we commit to love and partnership, the other stuff doesn't matter. "