Hope will never be silent.
Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.
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.
If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.
All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.
You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them.
In the game of life, before you get anything out, you must put something in!
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.
I did not breeze in there thinking: Im going to nail this. My heart rate was not low when I was doing the Golden Globes. I wanted to do well. Its very bizarre to be in a room where everybody in your audience is famous. But also: its an awards show!
A genius! For 37 years I’ve practised fourteen hours a day, and now they call me a genius!
Where you start is not as important as where you finish.
Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
Sometimes understanding other people’s problems is the key to finding opportunities.
Give yourself a little freedom to develop into something or someone you’d actually like to be.
It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.
Only men of character are trusted.
Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.
The first step toward success will be the biggest one.