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I always beat the sun up in the morning. It's the secret to why I'm double trouble.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Always Beat Double Morning Secret Sun Trouble Up Why

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I'm never going to be fat - never again. I'm going to make it easy on my pallbearers.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Again Easy Fat Going Make Never

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I actually lost more weight than I am!

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Actually Am Lost More Than Weight I Am

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I've gone from, you know, being too close to politicians, to being too close to entertainers, and people's father that I'm not.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Being Close Entertainers Father Gone Know People Politicians Too You

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In New York, you are competing with Times Square lights and all of that, so you've got to be 300 pounds and crazy to get anyone's attention. Then, you can refine yourself. I always knew under those 300 pounds and tracksuits was a refined, slim, dignified man.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Always Anyone Attention Competing Crazy Dignified Get Got Knew Lights Man New New York Pounds Refine Refined Slim Square Then Those Times Times Square York You Yourself

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In every era going back to Lincoln with Frederick Douglass, presidents talk to those that were leading at that time.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Back Era Every Going Leading Lincoln Presidents Talk Those Time Were

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I can call a march, and thousands come out, and I happen to have access to the White House at the same time.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Access Call Come Happen House March Out Same Same Time Thousands Time White White House I Can

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Demonstrations must be dignified and nonviolent, as the overwhelming protests in Ferguson and Staten Island have been. Do not confuse anarchists who don't want the system to work and thugs who want to exploit a situation with the majority who from day one have operated with impeccable nonviolence and clear goals.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Anarchist Been Clear Confuse Day Day One Demonstrations Dignified Exploit Goals Impeccable Island Majority Must Nonviolence Nonviolent Operated Overwhelming Protests Situation System Thugs Want Who Work

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Following Michael Brown's death, I went to Ferguson and met with his parents. I stood with them as they tried to hold their heads high and deal with both their immense loss and the larger issues of police-community relations.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Both Brown Deal Death Following Heads High His Hold Immense Issues Larger Loss Met Michael Parents Relations Stood Them Tried

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My organization, National Action Network (NAN), was on the ground talking and meeting with people in Ferguson, just as we did in Staten Island following Eric Garner's death.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Action Death Did Eric Following Garner Ground Island Just Meeting National Network Organization People Talking

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: October 3rd, 1954

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