Woody Guthrie Quotes

You can't believe how pro-gay and pro-freedom-of-speech I am. I'm way out beyond anyone on the Left.

We're not programming to conservatives. We're just not eliminating their point of view.

And that's very important, too, 'cause a lot of people just assume everyone's a Democrat, or everyone's a Republican or whatever, and they're not. And that's a really important thing to adhere to.

I'm not politically correct; I never said I was.

Whether you are Republican or Democrat or liberal or conservative, we should never, never, never allow ourselves emotionally to interfere with another person's right to express themselves.

I hate government. I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican.

I'm a liberal. The "L" word! ... I love it. Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind... I'm a total, total, total liberal and proud of it. And I think it's outrageous to say "The L word". I mean, excuse me. They should be damn lucky that they were liberals here. Liberals gave more to the population of the United States than any other group.

Right-wing, pivot, centre-back, full-back, right, left. I've never felt uncomfortable anywhere.

I absolutely do not divide people into any religions, creeds, political views.

I was raised in Holland, where race and homosexuality are not a subject matter but rather a part of life.

I am a liberal. I have always been a liberal.

I don't agree with those in our community who think that, as gay people, we are special and should therefore keep ourselves isolated from certain straight-associated thinking or conventions.

I'm not a politically correct person.

I'm not a political guy at all, not even a little bit.

I don't discriminate against straight or gay people in casting; I'm open to good acting.

Bangkok is one of those places where it's so rich and full of tradition, but they're so open to different people - different gender expressions and gender identities. As a gay man, I never once felt uncomfortable there. As a black man, I never once felt uncomfortable.

Yeah, it shouldn't be an issue. Stories about women, about men, about homosexuals, about heterosexuals. We shouldn't point at what it is.

Republicans have always tolerated greater intellectual diversity than Democrats.

I'm not homophobic and I'm not anti-gay.

I think people now - you know, a lot of athletes have come out and said, I would definitely accept, you know, a gay male athlete in the locker room and on my team.

Partisan politics is not my passion.

I am proud to be a progressive.

At RightNow, we employed gays, and we ran a complete meritocracy.

I don't like to define myself as necessarily conservative. What is it to be a conservative? What is it to be a Republican, even?

Somehow, defending my liberal values of free speech, liberty, and rights of the individual has become a conservative position.