Harvey Milk

It takes no compromise to give people their rights … it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give them freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

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

The fact that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than any other single reason. That, that my friends, that is true perversion!

If you are not personally free to be yourself in that most important of all human activities … the expression of love … then life itself loses its meaning.

All men are created equal. No matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.

Do more than you are being paid to do, and you’ll eventually be paid more for what you do.

Courage is facing your fears. Stupidity is fearing nothing.

Luck does not come around often. So when it does, be sure to take full advantage of it, even if it means working very hard. When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve. That is the true meaning of thinking big.

If you can eliminate all the other choices, the remaining choice, no matter how improbable, is the answer.

First comes the shy wish. Then you must have the heart to have the dream. Then, you work, and work.

The future belongs to the dreamers, not to the critics. The future belongs to the people who follow their heart, no matter what the critics say, because they truly believe in their vision.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

Selling is essentially a transfer of feelings.

At the still-point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.

If you’re going to have to swallow a frog, you don’t want to have to look at that sucker too long!

Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation.

The more you can dream, the more you can do.

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.