Don Lemon

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

— Don Lemon

I don't consider myself a celebrity. I'm just a journalist.

— 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…

— Don Lemon

I'm not concerned with what people think of me.

— Don Lemon

Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about…

— Don Lemon

I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can?

— Don Lemon

Some people are saying, Justin Bieber is racist. Is he? I dont know.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Don Lemon

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

— Don Lemon

It's not ideological to ask someone to stick to the question presented.

— 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,…

— Don Lemon

I am a big devourer of James Baldwin.

— 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…

— Don Lemon

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

— Don Lemon

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

I like all kinds of music. I hope you do, too.

— Don Lemon

Governing means governing all of the people, no matter what demographic it is, whether it'd be black, white, women, straight, gay, Republican.

— Don Lemon

Any atrocity that's committed against one person affects us all, and we are becoming more of one society, of a global society,…

— Don Lemon

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

— Don Lemon

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

— Don Lemon

There are features that African Americans have that are similar! There are features that white people have that are similar! Features that…

— Don Lemon

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

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

— Don Lemon