If I do a good job, people won't care if I am green or have three heads. Harvey Milk More Quotes by Harvey Milk More Quotes From Harvey Milk Out of the bars and into the streets! Harvey Milk streetsbars The American Dream starts with the neighborhoods. Harvey Milk american-dreamneighborhooddream If it were true that children mimicked their teachers, you'd sure have a helluva lot more nuns running around. Harvey Milk runningteacherchildren Never take an elevator in city hall. Harvey Milk elevatorsadversitycities How can people change their minds about us if they don't know who we are? Harvey Milk people-changeknowchangepeople Once you have dialogue starting, you know you can break down prejudice. Harvey Milk downknowyouprejudice I personally will never forget that people are more important than buildings. Harvey Milk never-forgetimportantforgetpeople 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 youlighthopepeople 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 respectcommunityhopepeople 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 stereotypesfriendsfamilygay 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 parentsthinkyouhurt I stand for all those who feel that the government no longer understands the individual and no longer respects individual rights. Harvey Milk standfeelgovernmentrights I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward. Harvey Milk nobodylooknever-forgetforget Give me your support, and I'll fight for you... I'll fight for you because I am you. Harvey Milk i-amfightmeyou 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 eatyoursmalleconomy 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 namefriendspeoplereligion My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you. Harvey Milk herenameyoumilk 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 smallgovernmentbusinesspeople 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 understandqualitywishlife 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-stronggaystrongpeople
