I'd like to think that, when I explain it, that Mr. Trump will understand marriage is defined by two people who love each other, commit to each other, and will care for each other through thick and thin.
Interpretation
Marriage is about mutual love, commitment, and support between two individuals.
In this quote, George Takei emphasizes that the essence of marriage lies in the love and commitment shared between two people, highlighting the importance of support and care for one another in all circumstances. He advocates for a broader understanding of marriage that transcends conventional definitions, underlining the significance of emotional bonds and partnership in a marriage.
In practice
This quote can be used in a wedding speech to highlight the importance of love and commitment.
I remembered some people who lived across the street from our home as we were being taken away. When I was a teenager, I had many after-dinner conversations with my father about our internment. He told me that after we were taken away, they came to our house and took everything. We were literally stripped clean.
Back in the day, coming out was something very personal. You began by acknowledging the truth, first to yourself, then to close family and friends. Those of us more in the public spotlight, though, also had to 'come out' to the press.
My father told me about American democracy. And he said you have to be actively engaged in the political process to make our democracy work. So I've been doing that my entire life. Civil rights movement. The peace movement during the Vietnam conflict. The movement to get an apology and redress for Japanese-Americans.
I'm especially concerned about the future of this country, because I'm concerned about the gay people of the future. We need to ensure their good life by registering to vote.
In many ways, my decision to come out changed the course not only of my personal life but of my professional one as well.
The best way to get people to connect with an issue is to humanize it. You can do so much more powerfully with music and touch the heart.
Most of us make up our minds in the first three minutes of meeting someone whether there's a potential for a relationship.
When thousands of people discover that their story is also someone else's story, they have the chance to write a new story together.
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
Miscegenation is not an idea that we would have in the Caribbean. It wouldn't come up because anybody could marry anybody, you know. I'm not saying that there aren't prejudices in the Caribbean, but the idea of the word 'miscegenation' is not something that we think of.
I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.
Be yourself and the right people will love you.
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