Sometimes we do that to ourselves -- we pit our desires against one another. We insist unnecessarily on seeing one aspect of our personality as being at odds with the rest of ourselves.

When I made the decision to transition, I honestly had no idea what it would be like for me to live as female. The only thing I knew for sure was that pretending to be male was slowly killing me.

The hardest part has been learning how to take myself seriously when the entire world is constantly telling me that femininity is always inferior to masculinity

Life is like a roller coaster- it has its ups and downs but in the end you have smiles and giggles because you know...you did it.

My parents were exclude from rights as farm workers, though that has to change.

Be happy when you don't notice that you're getting old, it means you have had a great life so far.

A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

Believe in your characters with all your heart, & they will believe in you. Only then will they trust you enough to reveal themselves. -RCSJR

What were we talking before I was so rudely interrupted by a flying citrus ?

Killing for ideas is the most dangerous form of killing at all. Being willing to die for your ideas rather than your country is another concept, but dying for an idea, like in religion, is absurd.

If there's something more awaiting me in the future, I'd rather leave it up to God since what He creates is far better than my imagination.

A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.

I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them.

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

Do you know out of what the German Empire arose? Out of dreams, songs, fantasies and black-red-gold ribbons? Bismarck merely shook the tree that fantasies had planted.