Quotes
Authors
Connor Barwin

"Since I was born I remember my dad and my mom always embracing diversity and differences among people and that being the core of America and happiness and all those different things. And that goes along with equality and you should treat everybody equal and be fair and not judge people and dislike people because they are different, and embrace and enjoy people because of the differences they have"

Source : "Houston Texan Connor Barwin on marriage equality, his gay brother and NFL culture". Interview with Jim Buzinski, www.outsports.com. June 11, 2012.

Connor Barwin

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“I love music so much and that kind of takes away from the fact that I am missing out on some things. I have always known that I wanted to be a singer and I knew that meant sacrificing some things for my dream. When I am home I hang out with my friends and go to dances, so I try and partake in some of the activities that I miss out on.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Philosophy is the childhood of the intellect, and a culture that tries to skip it will never grow up.”

Source : Thomas Nagel (1989). “The View From Nowhere”, p.12, Oxford University Press
“Looking at health through a gender lens is the first step to a more helpful and personalized approach to healing.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“Partisans present some of the most refreshing music I've heard in a long while, uncompromising, very well written and very well played. It demands serious attention. I hear in these players a sense of common purpose and resolve, and a strong command of a dialect uniquely suited to this music. It's heartening to hear music that looks to find its own particular place.”
“On staring out at a gloomy day: First you must realize that it is the day that is gloomy, not you. If you want to be gloomy, too, that's all right, but it's not mandatory.”
“Excessive liberty and excessive servitude are equally dangerous, and produce nearly the same effect.”
“People also don't understand how young the Panthers were - basically teenagers. And that they were over 50 percent women.”
“I studied art at Queens College, taking very few courses in literature. But I've always loved reading poetry and grew up enjoying the so-called beat poets, Allan Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac, and Gregory Corso among them. The poems of Ogden Nash also inspired me, having first seen his work while browsing in a library when I was in the sixth grade.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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