Megan Phelps-Roper Several people I had conversations with were hugely influential. People who found internal inconsistency in Westboro’s ideology. It was the first thing that allowed me to recognize that Westboro was wrong. – Megan Phelps-Roper Allowed Quotes Conversations Quotes Hugely Quotes Ideology Quotes Inconsistency Quotes Influential Quotes Internal Quotes People Quotes Recognize Quotes Westboro Quotes Westboros Quotes Wrong Quotes Twitter was an alternative community for me. A different kind of community. I knew I was making people angry. But it didn’t matter, they weren’t my community. But the longer I was on Twitter and the more I came to know these people, to like and respect them, the more I could see the empathy and grief and sorrow they were expressing. My friends on Twitter didn’t abandon their beliefs or their principles – only their scorn. They channeled their infinitely justifiable offense and came to me with pointed questions tempered with kindness and humor. They approached me as a human being, and that was more transformative than two full decades of outrage, disdain, and violence.
Kelela The act of me just being robust in the world is so radical – it’s so radical for a black woman to think she’s going to be a star, because it takes so much to get there. It’s still a battle every day, but I feel happy because I feel like I cracked the code and figured out how to work through it. Now I want to give the map to other women. – Kelela
Luis Fortuno Get government out of our way, and let freedom and the spirit of the American people shine through. – Luis Fortuno
Susan Kelechi Watson We all need somebody to say, ‘I love you. I see you. And I’m not going to give up on you.’ Everybody has validity. Everybody has a purpose. – Susan Kelechi Watson
Gareth Gates I had a meal in Pizza Hut and the waitress told me I didn’t need to pay. So I decided to be a bit cheeky and ask for more pizza and garlic bread. – Gareth Gates
Shreyas Iyer I want to be part of a World Cup-winning squad. I want to see to it that I lift the trophy for my country. – Shreyas Iyer
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