Evan Wolfson Quotes
Americans will see that when lesbians and gay men are given access to most of the rights and obligations of civil marriage, the sky will not fall and the institution of marriage will be even stronger.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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Playing the good guy is tough because you know as well as I do, in real life, you have to watch your P's and Q's and conduct yourself in a respectable manner if you expect to have friends.
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I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, 'I wanted my first son to be named Dallas.'
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How can anybody hate nurses? Nobody hates nurses. The only time you hate a nurse is when they're giving you an enema.
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Some comics have long routines to get them in the mood - I just prefer to sit down, write out the same jokes in a different order and then have a little prayer that I won't be met by silence.
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Studies have proven that early childhood education returns to society as much as $12 for every dollar invested. Our goal is to identify the most important development opportunities for children five years and younger, providing insight to transform early childhood education from a social policy issue into an economic imperative.
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I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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I want to make music, I want to act, I want to sing, I want to do something that doesn't make my skin erupt.
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Television is a visual medium. You have to create some kind of visual interest. And it's entertainment for your eyes.
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I love Austin for vintage shopping, and there are some really good places in L.A., too.
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I've done approximately 15 films, and most of the things I've done have either been stunt or costume work.
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My politics are private, but many of my feminist politics cross over into my professional life.
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The best and brightest don't go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.
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I used to be a serious sneaker addict, but I've moved on a little bit from those days.
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I am a rare occasion. I think if everyone had known it was going be me who succeeded, they would have supported me a lot more. They would have known what to do with me a lot earlier. They just didn't know.
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Like tens of millions of Americans, I will not vote for Hillary Clinton and desire to vote for a bold, conservative leader.
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Voters in a so-called democracy may depose tyrants or crooks in isolated cases but they cannot give birth, full grown like Minerva, to honest and experienced statesmen to take their places.
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I never have a bad night, bad day, bad moment.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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Protestantism came and gave a great blow to the religious and ritualistic rhythm of the year, in human life. Non-conformity almostfinished the deed.... Mankind has got to get back to the rhythm of the cosmos, and the permanence of marriage.
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These are challenging times for all Americans. We face the specter of war abroad and a steady stream of bad economic news at home.
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Americans will see that when lesbians and gay men are given access to most of the rights and obligations of civil marriage, the sky will not fall and the institution of marriage will be even stronger.
