Andrew Sullivan Quotes

From the moment she danced with John Travolta, she became an honorary American.

You know, American citizens, I don’t think, ever thought that the right to the pursuit of happiness did not include the right to marry the person you love. But for a whole number of Americans, gay Americans, that happens to be true.

When I was about eight, I asked my mother if it was true that God knows everything about you. When she answered yes, I said, ‘Then there’s no hope for me, Mum.’

When I first started talking about gay marriage, most people in the gay community looked at me as if I was insane or possibly a fascist reactionaryl.

Well, in the past, the size of government was one of the more fundamental dividing lines between Right and Left. The Right was supposed to represent the small government philosophy – limited spending, low taxes. Obviously, things have shifted.

There is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don’t know what effect it has until you hear it.