Politician

I'm a small businessman and I'm well aware of the uncertainties of the economy, exactly what the 'inflationary spiral' means when I'm forced to raise prices to my customers, and how taxes can eat into your earnings.

Coming out is the most political thing you can do.

Never take an elevator in city hall.

Once you have dialogue starting, you know you can break down prejudice.

I personally will never forget that people are more important than buildings.

My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you.

I stand for all those who feel that the government no longer understands the individual and no longer respects individual rights.

A gay person in office can set a tone, can command respect not only from the larger community but from the young people in our own community who need both examples and hope.

How can people change their minds about us if they don't know who we are?

Hope will never be silent.

The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pablum. They must be above wheeling and dealing.

If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.

Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.

I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward.

If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward. It means hope to a nation that has given up, because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.

I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.

If every gay person were to come out only to his/her own family, friends, neighbors and fellow workers, within days the entire state would discover that we are not the stereotypes generally assumed.

It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.

Give me your support, and I'll fight for you... I'll fight for you because I am you.

All over the country, they're reading about me, and the story doesn't center on me being gay. It's just about a gay person who is doing his job.