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When I was saving pills to kill myself, I thought there was no hope. I thought my life was over because I was a homosexual.


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A movement that seeks to advance only its own members is going to accomplish little

A movement that seeks to advance only its own members is going to accomplish little



Marches work, rallies work, civil disobedience works, direct action works, voting works, writing letters works, speaking to churches and schools works, rioting works.

Marches work, rallies work, civil disobedience works, direct action works, voting works, writing letters works, speaking to churches and schools works, rioting works.



I don't even want to go to the Pride marches anymore. The politics have been removed almost entirely. They're just huge corporate showcases.

I don't even want to go to the Pride marches anymore. The politics have been removed almost entirely. They're just huge corporate showcases.



I believe we are entering into a period of political chaos. Out of that chaos is the potential for great evil, but there is also the possibility of great good.

I believe we are entering into a period of political chaos. Out of that chaos is the potential for great evil, but there is also the possibility of great good.



This is a terrible time to be young, I think. It's really hard.

This is a terrible time to be young, I think. It's really hard.



If I had to say what my one greatest achievement is, it's that I lasted, and I'm still happy. I hope that comes through.

If I had to say what my one greatest achievement is, it's that I lasted, and I'm still happy. I hope that comes through.



People who say that violence doesn't accomplish anything have not read history. I don't celebrate that reality, but there you have it.

People who say that violence doesn't accomplish anything have not read history. I don't celebrate that reality, but there you have it.



A whole lot of the way identity politics has gone seems to me to deny empathy.

A whole lot of the way identity politics has gone seems to me to deny empathy.



Any social movement that seeks to benefit only its own members I think is a shallow movement and probably doomed to failure.

Any social movement that seeks to benefit only its own members I think is a shallow movement and probably doomed to failure.



Film really is a collaborative art.

Film really is a collaborative art.





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... the deep experience of the lonely climb on the mountain of success brings a wealth beyond power to compute. To you all suffering is understandable and your heart opens wide in sympathy.

... the deep experience of the lonely climb on the mountain of success brings a wealth beyond power to compute. To you all suffering is understandable and your heart opens wide in sympathy.



In marriage, everyday you love,and everyday you forgive.It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness

In marriage, everyday you love,and everyday you forgive.It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness



Laws of nature don't know they are "fixed." That's a human pattern seeking description that comes out of our need to survive. It isn't an objective description of anything.

Laws of nature don't know they are "fixed." That's a human pattern seeking description that comes out of our need to survive. It isn't an objective description of anything.



The closer to the truth, the better the lie, and the truth itself, when it can be used, is the best lie.

The closer to the truth, the better the lie, and the truth itself, when it can be used, is the best lie.



We create a product nobody needs but people want. You spend more for what you really want; some boring things you need: an ugly old car can wait, but if you have a new fashion item it cannot wait.

We create a product nobody needs but people want. You spend more for what you really want; some boring things you need: an ugly old car can wait, but if you have a new fashion item it cannot wait.



I live in my own bubble. I'm in Gublerland.

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From all kinds of flowers, Seek teachings everywhere, Like a deer that finds A quiet place to graze, Seek Seclusion to digest All you have gathered. . .

From all kinds of flowers, Seek teachings everywhere, Like a deer that finds A quiet place to graze, Seek Seclusion to digest All you have gathered. . .



Wherever there is water there is someone drowning.

Wherever there is water there is someone drowning.




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