"I was born of heterosexual parents. I was taught by heterosexual teachers in a fiercely heterosexual society. Television ads and newspaper ads â€” fiercely heterosexual. A society that puts down homosexuality. And why am I a homosexual if I'm affected by role models? I should have been a heterosexual. And no offense meant, but if teachers are going to affect you as role models, there'd be a lot of nuns running around the streets today."

-- Harvey Milk

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“Being on stage, it's like, "Ooo-kay, now I remember why all this is going wrong or right!" It's very much my element.”

Source : Interview with Chris Dahlen, pitchfork.com. March 6, 2005.
“If the amount of money going into the war economy were invested in landscape restoration, we would be in a far more positive position. It may get a little dire before we pull together, but I think when the prosperous nations, and in particular the US, realise they're wrecking their own kids' lives, there will be a mass change in value. It will be a difficult century, and ugly, but I don't think that in the end people are so stupid as to kill themselves off.”

Source : "Future tense". Interview with Sarah Crown, www.theguardian.com. September 14, 2005.
“I just think it's amazing that I'm able to do both singing and surfing.”

Source : Source: www.hamptons.com
“Every time someone opens up to me, it just feels like a gift they're giving me, because it's a chance to experience another human being.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me.”
“We are all hypocrites in transition. I am not who I want to be, but I am on the journey there, and thankfully I am not whom I used to be.”

Source : Erwin Raphael McManus (2008). “Soul Cravings: An Exploration of the Human Spirit”, p.77, Thomas Nelson Inc
“There are very complicated issues here [about NATO], and I don't want to give them short shrift.”
“When it comes to relationships, I think I'm pretty experienced - you'd be surprised.”

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