It would be nice to redefine ourselves - at the moment we are drowning in diversity. That's not a bad thing, its just going to take a while before we refocus.

Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.

The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later.

Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don’t change governments during war.

Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.

Change your mind as often as possible. Just because you thought something yesterday doesn't mean you have to think it today. Don't ever become a prisoner of your own opinion

Time will tell us what we did and didn't do.

Anyone with a smart phone is a potential eyewitness cameraman capturing and transmitting stories at speeds that turn Reuter photos and traditional reporting into, well... yesterday’s news.

I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect.

Tolerance over time breeds resentment. Only through understanding, that comes from the acceptance of one another's differences, shall we find true peace.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

The wavering mind is but a base possession.

Research now means a Google search.

I never thought I had more fun when I was young than kids are having today. I think they have just as much fun. It's a different way to have fun.

In the fullness of time, I suspect that bigotry against homosexuals will seem as repugnant as racial prejudice does today. Or so one hopes.

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.

No torment in the world is comparable to an accusing conscience.