Quotes by James McGreevey

James McGreevey

As a child, recognizing my difference from other kids, I went to the local public library to try to better understand my reality. Back then, many library card catalogues didn’t even list ‘homosexuality’ as a topic.

Children

Kids

Reality

As I climbed the electoral ladder – from state assemblyman to mayor of Woodbridge and finally to governor of New Jersey – political compromises came easy to me because I’d learned how to keep a part of myself innocent of them.

Jersey

Ladders

Political

At a point in every person’s life, one has to look deeply into the mirror of one’s soul and decide one’s unique truth in the world, not as we may want to see it or hope to see it, but as it is.

Mirrors

Soul

Unique

At different points in my life, I had grappled with the idea of going into the priesthood – in high school or law school. Where it ends, I’m not quite sure. Perhaps it ends with death, grappling with one’s spirituality.

Ideas

Law

School

Because of an adulterous affair I shall leave office in November.

Affair

November

Office

Being gay is a fundamental part of my being – the core of who I’ve always been, and the thing that I had repressed and run from all my life.

Fundamentals

Gay

Running

But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion.

Firsts

Public Opinion

Running

Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.

Protection

Sacred

Unions

Firefighters, police officers and state troopers place themselves in harm’s way every day, every week, every year.

Firefighter

Police

Years

For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself.

Closets

Honest

Loved Ones

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Affair

America

Anger

Believe

Blessing

Brokenness

Campaigns

Catholic

Change

Children

Christian

Closets

Confused

Damnation

Daughter

Decision

Different

Editors

Eye

Father

Fiction

Fighting

Firefighter

Firsts

Fundamentals

Gay

Godly

Government

Grateful

Honest

Humility

Ideas

Identity

Impact

Integrated

Jail

Jersey

Journey

Kids

Kindness

Ladders

Law

Life Living

Loved Ones

Mean

Men

Ministry

Mirrors

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Quotes by James McGreevey

James McGreevey

As a child, recognizing my difference from other kids, I went to the local public library to try to better understand my reality. Back then, many library card catalogues didn’t even list ‘homosexuality’ as a topic.

As I climbed the electoral ladder – from state assemblyman to mayor of Woodbridge and finally to governor of New Jersey – political compromises came easy to me because I’d learned how to keep a part of myself innocent of them.

At a point in every person’s life, one has to look deeply into the mirror of one’s soul and decide one’s unique truth in the world, not as we may want to see it or hope to see it, but as it is.

At different points in my life, I had grappled with the idea of going into the priesthood – in high school or law school. Where it ends, I’m not quite sure. Perhaps it ends with death, grappling with one’s spirituality.

Because of an adulterous affair I shall leave office in November.

Being gay is a fundamental part of my being – the core of who I’ve always been, and the thing that I had repressed and run from all my life.

But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion.

Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.

Firefighters, police officers and state troopers place themselves in harm’s way every day, every week, every year.

For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself.

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