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“To all my friends in Los Angeles: the Sultan of Brunei, owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel, has signed legislation calling for gay people to be stoned to death.”

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Cleve Jones

Cleve Jones is an American activist recognized for his pivotal role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement and his efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS. He co-founded the AIDS Memorial Quilt and has been a leading voice in social justice issues. Jones has been honored with numerous awards for his activism. more

“Sometimes snakes can’t slough. They can’t burst their old skin. Then they go sick and die inside the old skin, and nobody ever sees the new pattern. It needs a real desperate recklessness to burst your old skin at last. You simply don’t care what happens to you, if you rip yourself in two, so long as you do get out.”

Ifs Needs Long Two Real Sometimes Happens Care Lasts Dies Skins Sick Patterns Don't Care Desperate Snakes Rip Recklessness Slough

Book:Studies in Classic American Literature

Source: Studies in Classic American Literature

“What got you here won't get you there.”

Book:Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It

Source: Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It

“Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.”

Ifs Persons Two Character Choices Path Consequence Negative Stronger Adversity Compromise Crossroads Negative Consequences Two Paths

Book:The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

Source: The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

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