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The closet is a heavy burden on the soul, period.
You get two people in that, and it’s too dark – you can’t even see
‘em.
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When cancer hits a family, if you can, you look at
it as one of God’s golden blessings. It really clarifies unconditional love. It really clarifies what
marriage is about. I know there are so many people uncomfortable with gay
marriage, but marriage is just not gay sex.
Its also holding your wife’s bald head over the toilet when she is going through chemotherapy and vomiting 40
times a day. That is what true love is.
My marriage is stronger now than it ever was. I feel much more
confident as a partner. It really makes you prioritize the things in your life and know who is important. You
learn to really cut out the BS. Life is short, so you don’t mess around with the BS.
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it’s the most vulnerable, fragile state of the soul, to just be in
existence - in a body that’s a mess. And Melissa, I feel, handed me
her body throughout chemotherapy, and I just took care of it. Because you know
what? I know that if I ever go
through anything, if I ever need Melissa, she would do that for me. No
hesitation, no question.
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Melissa and I are still counting the blessings that
have actually come through this experience. It was the wackiest, most thorough cleaning of our lives, we’ve
ever had, but such a blessing. Such a blessing, I’m telling you. If anybody you ever love gets
diagnosed with cancer, (a) they’re going to be fine, and (b) there’s a wonderful lesson in there for that person
and maybe for you too. I’m telling you right now. It’s amazing.
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I was able to gain two delightful little souls
through my marriage. Two little, growing kids need a lot of love, and when one of the caregivers is
away, they need extra nourishment. The universe doesn’t give me
more than I can handle.
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I had some amazing teachers. A teacher can make an
extra remark and brighten a life, or make a remark and really slice a student in
half. They need to
acknowledge the power they have.
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I think education is important. Education beyond
high school. I can’t tell you how much I learned in the first year, the first 365 days that I
lived outside Lafayette, Ind. That was education – the education when you go to a big town and you see different
people making different choices and leading very successful lives, not at all looking anything like
yours. But they’re still good people.
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On the gay civil rights
issues:
How long did it take them to
apologize to Galileo? I just keep going, Rosa Parks didn’t give up her seat and Galileo got the
apology.
We’re going to be fine.
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The spiritual side of me
would like to think that you fall in love with whomever you are meant to be
with ----- the inner
beauty. You should fall in love with what’s inside and
then find a way to make love to the outside.
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Read other Bibles, other
religions, everybody says the same thing…………..
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If I bang my head on a brick wall five times and
get five lumps, why am I surprised if I bang it a sixth time
and get a sixth lump
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First thing I utilized when I realized I had
common sense is when something stinks don't smell it.
Walk away.
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Sometimes it seems life is about waiting, but now
I know it's not. It is only in the waiting that we can learn the lesson. And perhaps
"waiting"
(as we humans so selfishly think of patience) is really the Universe getting our next lesson lined
up.
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