"I was convinced I was worth less than……" — James McGreevey
"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, the more ashamed I felt."
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38 Quotes by James McGreevey
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I have two extraordinary daughters, who, I can say proudly, are doing very well in school and in piano. Daughters…
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More than anything else I recall being, or trying very deliberately to be, a perfect child. Not a Goody Two-shoes,…
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My truth is that I am a gay American,
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At different points in my life, I had grappled with the idea of going into the priesthood - in high…
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I engaged in an adult consensual affair with another man.
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I'm grateful for my brokenness. I'm grateful for my humility.
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Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.
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For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved…
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I am resigning because my secret leaves the governor's office vulnerable.
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I do not believe that God tortures any person simply for its own sake. I believe that God enables all…
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I'm on the board of a national group called Faith in America. It's designed to fight religious-based bigotry.
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No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to…
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More Amending Quotes
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By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.
— Huineng
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Punishments of unreasonable severity, especially where indiscriminately afflicted, have less effect in preventing crimes, and amending the manners of a…
— William Blackstone
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First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like…
— Confucius
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One of the things I learned in law school is that there's nothing wrong or undesirable or dishonorable or destructive…
— Adrian Cronauer
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The genome is a book that wrote itself, continually adding, deleting and amending over four billion years.
— Matt Ridley
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If you want to amend your errors, you must begin by amending your philosophy.
— Jim Rohn
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I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination…
— Ben Nighthorse Campbell
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Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it…
— Lee H. Hamilton
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Many Americans do not realize that we could institute proportional representation for most elections in the U.S. without amending the…
— John Anderson
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We create our own government. We are responsible for its beauty and for its ugliness. We are responsible for its…
— Charlie Pierce
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I'm starting to judge success by the time I have for myself, the time I spend with family and friends.…
— Brendan Fraser
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This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing…
— Abraham Lincoln
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