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. – James McGreevey
To be able to love and live in freedom means to be able to make godly decisions. To make godly decisions we have to surrender our egos and all the falsity and shame that goes with it. – James McGreevey
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. – James McGreevey
You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman, but they understand that they are moving inevitably, catching up to the American public. – James McGreevey