“I don’t think you should be ashamed of anybody you know that has AIDS. You should stand as close to them as you can and help them out as much as you can. I’m a strong believer in that and that’s why I try to do that for everyone I know has the virus.”
"If a transvestite doesn’t say I’m gay and I’m proud and I’m a transvestite, then nobody else is going to hop up there and say I’m gay and I’m proud and I’m a transvestite for them."
- Marsha P. Johnson
Self-confidence
"You never completely have your rights, one person, until you all have your rights."
- Marsha P. Johnson
Belief in Self
"We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are."
- Marsha P. Johnson
Empowerment
"As long as gay people don’t have their rights all across America, there’s no reason for celebration."
- Marsha P. Johnson
Empowerment
"How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race? I mean how many years does it take people to see that? We’re all in this rat race together!"
- Marsha P. Johnson
Empowerment
"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."
- Flora Edwards
Compassion