113 Quotes by Larry Wilmore

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    It was tough when people would say, “Aren’t you so excited?” about the new show and I couldn’t really say, “Yes, well, I’m going through a divorce right now, too.”

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    I’ve always felt like I had a guardian angel in some of those ways.

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    We, Catholics, share many of the moral guidelines of Mormons, the difference is you guys take it seriously. When the church says something we don’t agree with we say, “Oh don’t be so crazy.” We just laugh it off.

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    When I was a kid, there was kind of a given that there were some really bad, racist police out there. That’s just what America was like when I was a kid.

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    You know that sadness and rage you feel about your money? That’s the way some of us feel about people.

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    Salt Lake City gave me a lot of surprises. How progressive the city actually is, for instance, compared to the rest of Utah - it's like this purple dot in a sea of red. And the government there is kind of a mix of conservative values and progressive ideas.

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    I have this rule. It's called 'Top Dog-Underdog:' Underdog gets to make fun of Top Dog, but Top Dog can't make fun of Underdog. But you know what? You get Top Dog, you get to be Top Dog. Congratulations! And that dynamic happens not just in race but in many different ways. It's like the male-female dynamic.

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    I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.

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