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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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" 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. "

Don Lemon

Hispanic

America

White

" 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. "

" I've never been one to take glee in anyone's demise, and when I saw Jerry Sandusky walk out in handcuffs, I did kind of feel a bit sorry for him, even though the jury found him to do some horrific things; I was like, 'His life is over.' "

" I grew up believing that I could be the president of the United States. I was told I could be whatever I wanted. "

" We aren't as divided as we think we are. We're not just Republicans sitting in one corner, and Democrats sitting in the other corner. "

" Many people who know me call me 'the hardest working man in the news business' because you're never, ever going to outwork me. "

Don Lemon

Man

Know

" 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. "

" In general, when I watch cable news during the day, it's frustrating because it reminds me of a game show. If I want to watch 'The Price is Right,' I'll watch 'The Price is Right.' "

" I do feel that Paula Deen should not have lost her job, and I've said this on the air. The marketplace should have decided. The marketplace decided something different. Her books are No. 1. "

" The truth is the truth is the truth. And as long as you tell the truth, you'll be okay in the end. "

" Most people would think if you're the prime news anchor, then you should sort of be this Edward R. Murrow, Clark Kent guy with the family and 2.5 kids - or the perky, cute yet smart Katie Couric. "

" I abhor hypocrisy. "

Don Lemon

Hypocrisy

Abhor

" My mom tells me every single day that she's proud of me. "

" Any atrocity that's committed against one person affects us all, and we are becoming more of one society, of a global society, so something that happens in the Middle East or something that happens in Africa, something that happens in Asia, affects all of us. "

Don Lemon

Person

Against

" I think the Casey Anthony trial caught a lot of news organizations off guard. "

" Some people are saying, 'Justin Bieber is racist.' Is he? I don't know. "

" I was born gay, just as I was born black. "

" The best way not to encounter America's health care system is not to have to encounter it. "

" 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. "

Don Lemon

You

Prey

" 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. "

Don Lemon

Tell

You

" Being gay doesn't take your brain away or exclude me from having the same attributes as anyone else. "

" African American history is really American history because African Americans really helped build this country. "

" I don't know if I would have the same take on world matters and social issues if I were not gay. "

" 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. "

" I think secrets are something that you keep or are afraid to share because you think they're going to harm you in some way. So if you don't have any secrets, then there's no way anyone can harm you. "

" 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. "

" Just because you can have a baby, it doesn't mean you should. Especially without planning for one or getting married first. "

" 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. "

" More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock. That means absent fathers. "

Don Lemon

Out

Community

" 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!' "