"So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote I do not possess myself. I cannot make up my mind - it is made up for me. I cannot live as a democratic citizen, observing the laws I have helped to enact - I can only submit to the edict of others."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“I hope they're present in their lives and feel some kind of empathy. I think a lot of the mistakes that have been made in the world have been through a lack of empathy. If you can identify with someone else and empathise with someone else, then activism is a short step away, she explained in an interview with Parade.”
“My mom has always been a big advocate, especially in the gay, lesbian, transsexual and bisexual community, so for me it's always been a part of my soul.”
“Try not to look sideways to see how others are viewing our lives but to look up to see how heavenly father sees us.”
“I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career.”

Source : "Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. February 13, 2002.
“What inspired me to become an author? I think it was the snow in New York. I looked out the window and I said, 'Well, I have to get dressed every morning to go to teach, but if I write a book, I can stay home in my bathrobe, eat candy corn.'”
“I've been interested in dreams since I as a kid and I've wanted to do a film about them for a long time.”
“I certainly went to New York because I was searching. Most people who go to New York are searching.”
“I've been in love with my best friend and not been able to tell that person.”

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