I wish I had time to explain everything I did. Almost everything was done with an eye on the GLBT movement...last week I got a phone call from Altoona, Pennsylvania, and the voice was young, my election gave one more young person, hope Harvey Milk More Quotes by Harvey Milk More Quotes From Harvey Milk Out of the bars and into the streets! Harvey Milk streets bars The American Dream starts with the neighborhoods. Harvey Milk american-dream neighborhood dream If it were true that children mimicked their teachers, you'd sure have a helluva lot more nuns running around. Harvey Milk running teacher children Never take an elevator in city hall. Harvey Milk elevators adversity cities How can people change their minds about us if they don't know who we are? Harvey Milk people-change know change people Once you have dialogue starting, you know you can break down prejudice. Harvey Milk down know you prejudice I personally will never forget that people are more important than buildings. Harvey Milk never-forget important forget people 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. Harvey Milk you light hope people 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. Harvey Milk respect community hope people 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. Harvey Milk stereotypes friends family gay You must come out. Come out... to your parents... I know that it is hard and will hurt them, but think about how they will hurt you in the voting booth! Harvey Milk parents think you hurt I stand for all those who feel that the government no longer understands the individual and no longer respects individual rights. Harvey Milk stand feel government rights I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward. Harvey Milk nobody look never-forget forget Give me your support, and I'll fight for you... I'll fight for you because I am you. Harvey Milk i-am fight me you 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. Harvey Milk eat your small economy More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion. Harvey Milk name friends people religion My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you. Harvey Milk here name you milk Having a small business and being one of thousands of people whom no one in government will listen to, I have decided to run for supervisor as a person. Harvey Milk small government business people If we wish to rebuild our cities, we must first rebuild our neighborhoods. And to do that, we must understand that the quality of life is more important than the standard of living. Harvey Milk understand quality wish life 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. Harvey Milk be-strong gay strong people
