Don Lemon

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. ”

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

Whatever happens with my career, I'm going to prosper no matter what. ”

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. ”

I love Louisiana. There's no place on earth like Louisiana, and there's no city on earth like New Orleans. I grew up in Baton Rouge. ”

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. ”

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. ”

I believe in diversity in front of and behind the camera. ”

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

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