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"I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial."
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"The real character of leaders does not show in fair weathers. When the sun of life begins to go hot, you will see for yourself some leaders are already melting off!"

"If I am to choose between "sleeping" and "being part of a leadership that pursues irrelevant agenda", I will choose "sleeping". Chasing of irrelevant agenda by a leadership sect is what made Nelson Mandela to call it "Long Walk to Freedom!"

"Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration."

"It's easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it's gone bad!"

"Humility is the fundamental principle that builds up greatness. Arrogance on the other hand never brings anything good. When you are humble, you'll learn to become better."

"To become a better you, keep asking curious questions about yourself. If you lose, ask "why?"; if you win, ask "why not?"

"Great leaders are great servants because the only way of setting an example is by demonstrating an example. Service to mankind is the key to true leadership!"

"If you are really angry, then you must be willing to pay the price of being alone or be remanded for someone else to have their freedom, illumination and justice."

"One of the most common areas where we fail is when we begin to think that genetic make-up of a person determines how far he can lead". Leadership is learnt and practiced!"

"What began as an apparently harmless pastime has ended up as a frightening, overpowering addiction or obsession."
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"If Carter had been there when the AIDS crisis came up, it would have been a whole different story. It could have been treated like a legitimate disease."

"I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional amendment."

"I cannot believe that the American people and the people they elected would use the Constitution to stifle any group's rights."

"Our invisibility is the essence of our oppression. And until we eliminate that invisibility, people are going to be able to perpetuate the lies and myths about gay people."

"I don't want to make it sound like a hotbed of lesbianism but I did have a number of relationships."

"I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial."
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