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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

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" All work and no play make any forensic pathologist a dull boy. "

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

" Men and women can absolutely be friends, and that's what we need to be. Part of the problem is that we aren't friends enough. Our relationships are negotiations, and that is not friendship. "

" When it comes to African Americans and African American actors, Hollywood has always felt that if you can make us laugh, that's fine, but we don't need to see you do a 'Schindler's List,' where there's no jokes or music or comedic through-line. "

" My undergraduate studies at Brown and graduate degrees from Harvard prepared me for a multifaceted career as an actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. "

" Many of us are in are in our own prisons that aren't made of iron bars. "

Hill Harper

Prisons

Iron

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Certainly, those of us in the entertainment industry, we are part of creating fear in people - 'fear' for me stands for 'false evidence appearing real.' We create fantasy, and in certain ways that's wonderful because it allows people to escape. But it can suck people into wanting to achieve something that isn't real. "

Hill Harper

Escape

Fear

" 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. "

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

" I believe that reality TV should be called 'not reality' TV; it's fiction. "

" I think the number one safe haven where people put their money is to invest in yourself first. "

" Once you have a felony conviction on your record, one of the most difficult things to do is to break the cycle of recidivism. "

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

Hill Harper

Practice

Child

" The most impactful place that I've been to where I was just completely awestruck, happy, moved is Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is probably the most beautiful and romantic place in the world. "

" Being a celebrity doesn't have an iota of value when you're looking death in the eye. "

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

" Whatever your calling is as a service, follow it - that's beautiful. "

Hill Harper

Whatever

Beautiful

" My father passed from cancer in 2000; his brother died of cancer before that. My grandfather died of cancer. "

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

" Whenever there's an opportunity to celebrate the written word and celebrate the folks that read the written word, and, I think, to encourage other writers to write and encourage folks to read more and get connected to it in a personal way, it's a positive thing. "

" 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. "

" 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?' "

" There's nothing wrong with wanting a partner and doing the things to have one. To protect ourselves, we have to say, 'I don't need one.' "

" 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. "