"Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage licence. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples."

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Source : "Opponents of same-sex marriage to file appeal in California case". www.cnn.com. August 5, 2010.

Vaughn Walker

#Sex Quotes #Couple Quotes #Gay Quotes

“I pray that you win, that you never ever pay for any of my sins”
“This is one of those big, fat paperbacks, intended to while away a monsoon or two, which, if thrown with a good overarm action, will bring a water buffalo to its knees.”
“If you will not have it thus: if in the pride of power, if in contempt of reason and reliance upon force, you say we shall not go, but shall remain as subjects to you, then, gentlemen of the North, a war is to be inaugurated the like of which men have not seen....”
“I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you back and look at you and say: Only one thing can make a soul complete and that thing is love.”
“Yet, the Universe is real enough to the conscious beings in it, which are as unreal as it is itself.”
“Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Think of their needs.”
“Live, love, knowing that we're all free Now that we are blessed in our country And realise how lucky we are”
“As children, we are remarkably aware. We absorb and process information at a speed that we'll never again come close to achieving... we are learning about our world and its possibilities.”

Source : Maria Konnikova (2013). “Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes”, p.10, Canongate Books

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