My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, ‘So. . .you’re black.
AL ROKERTo me, there is no difference between ‘natural’ and ‘adopted.’ .
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If I was having a bad day, eating was like self-medicating. But if you abuse food, you still have to use that substance that you abuse every day.
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I couldn’t wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.
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I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were adopted.
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Mom and Dad even took in foster children. ‘There are no limits to how much you can love,’ Dad always said.
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I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.
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In the pregnancy process I have come to realize how much of the burden is on the female partner. She’s got a construction zone going on in her belly.
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I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort.
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And I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.
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Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.
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To me, there is no difference between ‘natural’ and ‘adopted.’ .
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Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it’s not. it’s the United States of America.
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Never give up your day job. I do all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to The Today Show,
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If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries.
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We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage.
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When Courtney’s mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it.
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