Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860)

Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney

If male homosexuals are called ‘Gay’, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts

Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown

In the U.S. Armed Forces more than 14,000 men and women have been fired over the last 17 years because of their sexual orientation. ~ Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Dec 2010.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Just because you feel fear doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Do it afraid! ~ Joyce Meyer

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.

You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer

People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers

Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that you’re not very wise and you make bad decisions.

Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it. ~ Joyce Meyer

An old man said, “Erasers” are made for those who make MISTAKES. A youth replied, “Erasers” are made for those who are willing to CORRECT their mistakes. ATTITUDE MATTERS!!!

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.

Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine

It is often said that to have a fulfilling life, three essentials are required: a clear sense of personal identity, a deep sense of faith and meaning, and a strong sense of purpose and mission. ~ Os Guinness

“Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case” Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited – until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.

Blessed are the people who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.

Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?

Sometimes I’d like to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice when He could do something about it … but I’m afraid He might ask me the same question. ~ L. Strobel

Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.