Harvey Milk Quotes

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Harvey Milk

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 22, 1930

More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.

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How can people change their minds about us if they don't know who we are?

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It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.

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If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.

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If we wish to rebuild our cities, we must first rebuild our neighborhoods. And to do that, we must understand that the quality of life is more important than the standard of living.

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Once you have dialogue starting, you know you can break down prejudice.

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If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward. It means hope to a nation that has given up, because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.

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I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.

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Coming out is the most political thing you can do.

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Never take an elevator in city hall.

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I personally will never forget that people are more important than buildings.

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All over the country, they're reading about me, and the story doesn't center on me being gay. It's just about a gay person who is doing his job.

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I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward.

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Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.

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If I do a good job, people won't care if I am green or have three heads.

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Give me your support, and I'll fight for you... I'll fight for you because I am you.

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You must come out. Come out... to your parents... I know that it is hard and will hurt them, but think about how they will hurt you in the voting booth!

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Having a small business and being one of thousands of people whom no one in government will listen to, I have decided to run for supervisor as a person.

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If every gay person were to come out only to his/her own family, friends, neighbors and fellow workers, within days the entire state would discover that we are not the stereotypes generally assumed.

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My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you.

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