Great leadership isn’t shaped in the absence of opposition but in the presence of it. Great leaders draw us together by our universal humanity; they galvanize the wills of the willing; they draw clarity from the spigot of chaos. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
One thing the gay rights movement taught the world is the importance of being visible. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient.” — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
I'm trying to illuminate how perilously narrow we draw the concepts of masculinity and sexuality in our male culture. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
Different is not deviant, no matter what the world may say. You have the moral obligation to love yourself. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
Often, those with the most to lose as a result of a poor policy move are the most vulnerable and most marginalized. Those folks… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
I have always loved science, but I have always loved the arts - drawing, painting and, yes, writing - more. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
When I won my way to the international science fair, I didn't want to embarrass myself. It was the first time I was going… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
There can be moments in your life where you may feel attracted to someone depending on circumstance, depending on the person of one gender… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
An illustration is a visual editorial - it's just as nuanced. Everything that goes into it is a call you make: every color, every… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
I had set about trying to make myself more polished than a country boy would be. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
In the same way that Occupy Wall Street forever elevated that concept of income inequality, the Black Lives Matter protesters have elevated the idea… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
America is a living idea. It isn't only the tenets of its founding, but also the terms of its future. Every day, we make… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
