Best James McGreevey Quotes
- But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too… All
- I realized that I had screwed up my life living different parts of my life in different places. I wasn't whole. I wasn't integrated. I… Came
- I've never been much for self-revelation. In two decades of public life, I always approached the limelight with extreme caution. Not that I kept my… Always Approached
- Of all my false identities, the strategies in my campaign to be accepted, being a sworn Republican is the hardest to explain. In my later… Accepted
- When I came out publicly, some photo editors had a field day searching for pictures of me with a limp wrist or some other stereotypical… Across
- I am a gay American. American
- You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman, but they… All
- Inauthenticity is endemic in American politics today. The political backrooms where I spent much of my career were just as benighted as my personal life,… American
- I kept a steel wall around my moral and sexual instincts - protecting them, I thought, from the threats of the real world. This gave… Advantage
- I was convinced I was worth less than my straight peers. I was at best inauthentic, and the longer I went without amending that dishonesty,… Amending
- When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make… Believed
- The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful Democracy with its… America
- We need to seek wise leaders who will seek common ground among Americans instead of dividing us further for political gain. As citizens, we must… American