Harvey Milk

“If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.”

“Hope will never be silent.”

“Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.”

“You gotta give 'em hope.”

“I'm Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you.”

“Coming out is the most political thing you can do.”

“Without hope, not only are the gays, but the blacks, the seniors, the handicapped, the us'es, the us'es will give up.”

“All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.”

“It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.”

“I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living.”

“The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, that my friends, that is true perversion.”

“Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, 'I'm here, pay attention to me.'”

“Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.”

“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.”

“Freedom is too high a price to pay for security.”

“Let's make history together.”