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title: "4 Ask Quotes By Don Lemon"
description: "4 Ask quotes by Don Lemon. Plus more from Don Lemon and more Ask sayings from other authors."
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> [I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-m-a-gay-black-guy-if-i-can-t-ask-questions-without-caring-what/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/don-lemon-10223_ask_i-m-a-gay-black-guy-if-i-can-t-ask-quest_203147.jpg)

> [It's not ideological to ask someone to stick to the question presented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/it-s-not-ideological-to-ask-someone-to-stick-to-the-question-presented/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/don-lemon-10223_ask_it-s-not-ideological-to-ask-someone-to-s_335631.jpg)

> [When people ask me why I'm amazed at what Barack Obama has accomplished, I tell them it's not because of what most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/when-people-ask-me-why-i-m-amazed-at-what-barack-obama-has/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d74/don-lemon-10223_accomplished_when-people-ask-me-why-i-m-amazed-at-wha_1695786.jpg)

> [In order to be transparent, you really have to be completely honest and open, so that's how I've lived my life, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/in-order-to-be-transparent-you-really-have-to-be-completely-honest/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/don-lemon-10223_about_in-order-to-be-transparent-you-really-ha_2552661.jpg)

## Other authors on Ask

## More by Don Lemon

> [I don't know if I would have the same take on world matters and social issues if I were not gay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-don-t-know-if-i-would-have-the-same-take-on-world-matters-and/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [I don't consider myself a celebrity. I'm just a journalist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-don-t-consider-myself-a-celebrity-i-m-just-a-journalist/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [If you're going to be in the business of news and telling people the truth... you've got to be honest. You've got to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/if-you-re-going-to-be-in-the-business-of-news-and-telling-people-the/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [I'm not concerned with what people think of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-m-not-concerned-with-what-people-think-of-me/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about redemption.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/paula-deen-is-a-human-being-she-deserves-forgiveness-and-a-chance-at/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-m-a-gay-black-guy-if-i-can-t-ask-questions-without-caring-what/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [Some people are saying, Justin Bieber is racist. Is he? I dont know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/some-people-are-saying-justin-bieber-is-racist-is-he-i-dont-know/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [When someone is in our tribe, I think it's particularly easier for us to tell them apart, because we're used to their facial features.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/when-someone-is-in-our-tribe-i-think-it-s-particularly-easier-for-us/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-ve-never-been-one-to-take-glee-in-anyone-s-demise-and-when-i-saw/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-do-feel-that-paula-deen-should-not-have-lost-her-job-and-i-ve-said/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [The best way not to encounter America's health care system is not to have to encounter it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/the-best-way-not-to-encounter-america-s-health-care-system-is-not-to/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [It's not ideological to ask someone to stick to the question presented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/it-s-not-ideological-to-ask-someone-to-stick-to-the-question-presented/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [Whenever I see John Lewis, I invariably say, 'Thank you.' And I will never stop. I don't know how he's still standing, because what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/whenever-i-see-john-lewis-i-invariably-say-thank-you-and-i-will-never/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [I am a big devourer of James Baldwin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-am-a-big-devourer-of-james-baldwin/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/who-needs-a-bullet-piercing-armor-piercing-bullet-to-go-hunting-who/)

[Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/)

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