"First and foremost I am an American athlete and I am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance,"

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Source : "Figure Skater Brian Boitano Comes Out As Gay Ahead Of Sochi Olympics" by Cavan Sieczkowski, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 19, 2013.

Brian Boitano

#Country Quotes #Athlete Quotes #Diversity Quotes

“The new material fits very comfortably with the older stuff.”
“[Mark] Lilla sees a deeper problem, and he wrote an article in The New York Times denouncing identity liberalism.He says liberals have appealed to African-Americans or women or the LGBT community but failed to craft a strong, broad national message. He's not the only person saying this. Long before the votes were cast, Bernie Sanders argued the Democrats lost the white working class by not speaking broadly to the country.”
“Every day I wake up and I really try to pinch myself to take advantage of today and to use that freedom of gesture to do what I really like to do.”
“My children are my whole life.”
“If you start with nothing and end up with nothing, there's nothing lost.”
“We must spoil our women, boy. A happy woman makes a happy home. An unhappy one makes us drink.”

Source : Sherrilyn Kenyon (2013). “Styxx”, p.58, Macmillan
“Dont run before you can walk”
“Pansy rolled over and went to sleep, but Petunia stayed awake long after Olga left, and long after Oliver crawled out from under the bed, grabbed some sandwiches, and slipped out the door. She hoped that he was going to Galen and Rose's room, and she hoped, too that he hadn't known she was awake when he had leaned over and kissed her hair. She wanted to savor that touch forever.”

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