At different points in my life, I had grappled with the idea of going into the priesthood - in high school or… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Being gay is a fundamental part of my being - the core of who I've always been, and the thing that I… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
I've never been much for self-revelation. In two decades of public life, I always approached the limelight with extreme caution. Not that… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Throughout my life, I have grappled with my own identity, who I am. As a young child, I often felt ambivalent about… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Of all my false identities, the strategies in my campaign to be accepted, being a sworn Republican is the hardest to explain.… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
I realized that I had screwed up my life living different parts of my life in different places. I wasn't whole. I… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Inauthenticity is endemic in American politics today. The political backrooms where I spent much of my career were just as benighted as… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
At a point in every person's life, one has to look deeply into the mirror of one's soul and decide one's unique… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
We need to have a purpose in this life. I'm pleading with you, I'm begging with you to do the right thing.… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection. — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman, but… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
At different points in my life, I had grappled with the idea of going into the priesthood - in high school or law school.… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
I am resigning because my secret leaves the governor's office vulnerable. — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful Democracy with… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation. — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
I do not believe that God tortures any person simply for its own sake. I believe that God enables all things to work for… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
More than anything else I recall being, or trying very deliberately to be, a perfect child. Not a Goody Two-shoes, but a kid who… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Being gay is a fundamental part of my being - the core of who I've always been, and the thing that I had repressed… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
When I came out publicly, some photo editors had a field day searching for pictures of me with a limp wrist or some other… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
As I climbed the electoral ladder - from state assemblyman to mayor of Woodbridge and finally to governor of New Jersey - political compromises… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
