I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can? — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
If I have my opinion about something, you have your opinion about something, we don't have to fight over it. And we… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
Being gay doesn't take your brain away or exclude me from having the same attributes as anyone else. — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
Many people who know me call me 'the hardest working man in the news business' because you're never, ever going to outwork… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
In general, when I watch cable news during the day, it's frustrating because it reminds me of a game show. If I… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
When people ask me why I'm amazed at what Barack Obama has accomplished, I tell them it's not because of what most… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
If I had had someone like me who had chosen to live their lives out and proud, there would be no need… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
I think if I had seen more people like me who are out and proud, it wouldn't have taken me 45 years… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
You go to Brooklyn, everybody's got a beard and plaid shirt. They may be able to tell each other apart, but they… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
In order to be transparent, you really have to be completely honest and open, so that's how I've lived my life, and… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
People all the time say to me, 'You look just like Don Lemon,' and I would go, 'I hear that all the… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
I don't know if I would have the same take on world matters and social issues if I were not gay. — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
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… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about redemption. — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can? — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
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. — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
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… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
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.… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
The best way not to encounter America's health care system is not to have to encounter it. — Don Lemon Copy Share Image