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How do you grow up in the shadow of a guy - I want to talk about the movie in a second - but how do you grow up in the shadow of a guy who really is a legend in his own time?

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Tavis Smiley
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 13
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My role on television is one of helping people reexamine the assumptions that they hold. I regard Dr. King. You would never hear me get up and speak without in some way, shape or form, referencing, Dr. King.
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I feel blessed to be in the broadcast business for 20 years. I believe that when you're this blessed, you have an obligation to pay it forward. That's what life is all about ultimately.
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Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That's me and my dad and my family.
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Be careful about gossiping because loose lips really do sink ships.
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Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.
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He was a humanist then, he's a humanist now, and to my mind John Carlos is an authentic American hero.
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[John Carlos] has spent much of his life since that time as a dedicated human rights advocate and public speaker, and he is out now with a wonderful new text a memoir, in fact.
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The City of Angels is a microcosm of the world, and so living in L.A. makes me feel like a citizen of the world.
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Troubled times do call for troubled songs, songs that unsettle our souls and our spirits unapologetically.
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Even in the era of the first black president, racism is still the most intractable issue in USA. Regarding poverty, half of all Americans are either in or near poverty. Poverty is certainly worse for African-Americans now than it was during King's lifetime.
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When I'm at the premiere and I see the film in its entirety, I forget plot, I forget the story, I forget what my character goes through, because I really do just let it go.
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Every community has a Martin Luther King Boulevard. It's the cornerstone we all know. It's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where Walmart stands together with your community to make every day better.
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Fear, fear, breeds hopelessness. When you're afraid, you don't know what to believe in, you don't know what to hold on to. You're struggling to find something to believe in.
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Don't envy someone else's gift. Discover your own.
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We give you the facts. I told you information is power - knowledge is power. We can't be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don't have the facts.
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Live just because or live your life for a cause
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I wanted to be a theater actress, and initially, I wanted to work in musical theater
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Music is the soundtrack of our lives, it's essential for our lives.
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When you work for something, you appreciate it more. So what are y'all going to do with all the opportunities you inherited that you didn't have to work for?
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We come to know who we really are in life during the dark and difficult and desolate days of our journey.
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