“If you can… fall in love, with the work, with people you work with, with your dreams and their dreams. Whatever it was that got you to this school, don’t let it go. Whatever kept you here, don’t let that go. Believe in your friends. Believe that what you and your friends have to say… that the way you’re saying it — is something new in the world.” PeopleIfsWorldWayBelieveDreamSchoolFallFalling In LoveYour DreamsSomething NewBelieve In YouLet It Go Author:Robert Krulwich
“How can you tell somebody who is pursuing happiness that they're somehow not American when that was the very first promise that America made?” FirstsMadeAmericaHappinessPromisePursuing Happiness Author:Dan Savage
“Bisexuals need to recognize that their being closeted is a huge contributing factor to the hostility they face.” NeedsFacesHugeFactorsHostilityContributing Author:Dan Savage
“I believe it's in the best interests of a child to be in a stable environment.” BelieveChildrenI BelieveInterestEnvironmentStable Author:Dan Savage
“First off, LARDASS, you neglected to include a sign-off, forcing me to create one for you. I tried to create one that captured the spirit and tone of your letter, and I think I did pretty well. [] I am thoroughly annoyed at having my tame statements of fact-being heavy is a health risk; rolls of exposed flesh are unsightly-characterized as “hate speech.”” ThinkingFirstsWellsFactsSpiritHateRiskSpeechLettersHeavyFleshStatementsToneExposedNeglectedCapturedAnnoyedHate SpeechSigning Off Author:Dan Savage
“I’m searching for some exit poll data from California. I’ll eat my shorts if gay and lesbian voters went for McCain at anything approaching the rate that black voters went for Prop 8.” IfsBlackGayRateDataCaliforniaVotersPollsExitPropsMccainShorts Author:Dan Savage
“My husband Terry and I are mostly monogamous. . . . There are times — certain set and limited circumstances — when it is permissible for us to have sex with others.” CertainSexCircumstancesHusbandMy Husband Author:Dan Savage
“I do know this, though: I’m done pretending that the handful of racist gay white men out there—and they’re out there, and I think they’re scum—are a bigger problem for African Americans, gay and straight, than the huge numbers of homophobic African Americans are for gay Americans, whatever their color…I’ll eat my shorts if gay and lesbian voters went for McCain at anything approaching the rate that black voters went for Prop 8.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenDoneProblemBlackWhiteNumbersColorHugeGayBiggerRateAfrican AmericanRacistVotersPretendingWhite ManHandfulPropsMccainShortsScumHomophobicHuge NumbersBigger ProblemsGay And Straight Author:Dan Savage