Quotes About Civil Partnerships

#1. True Christians are not bigoted and this is actually not a matter of equality, no matter how often it is referred to as equal marriage. Civil partnerships are equal to marriage - they might not have the same name but they are equal.

Robert Flello

#2. The virtue of the civil partnerships scheme lay in the attempt to treat the needs of gay and lesbian couples as what they are, not to bundle them into some other category.

John Sentamu

#3. It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people cohabiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships.

Justin Welby

#4. I am for registered civil partnerships.

Angela Merkel

#5. There is a difference between civil partnerships and marriage. That difference does not mean one is better than another.

John Sentamu

#6. However saying that I totally support the concept of civil partnerships in the eyes of the law, and think it a disgrace that same sex couples have had to wait so long for legal rights, protection and recognition.

Adam Rickitt

#7. I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships.

Hillary Clinton

#8. You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships.

Elton John

#9. To me, defense is a mental attitude...it takes will and heart to go out there and lock your man up.

Michael Finley

#10. One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things.

Ban Ki-moon

#11. It seems that film-makers are being divided between those working in digital and those who are not. I think it's not something predetermined - it all depends on what project we have in mind, and on that basis we choose the medium.

Abbas Kiarostami

#12. A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us.

Friedrich Nietzsche

#13. Pause now to ask yourself the following question: 'Am I dreaming or awake, right now?' Be serious, really try to answer the question to the best of your ability and be ready to justify your answer.

Stephen LaBerge

#14. In the Old City there were very few ways for women to stay alive, and all of them involved a man.

Christina Henry

#15. Sex is not about reproduc-tion, gender is not about males and females, courtship is not aboutpersuasion, fashion is not about beauty, and love is not about affec-tion. Below the surface of every banality and cliche there lies irony,cynicism, and profundity.

Matt Ridley

#16. Blessed is a mother that would give up part of her soul for her children's happiness.

Shannon L. Alder

#17. Silver rights aren't as dramatic and captivating as civil rights. The movement isn't good TV and it's boring or inaccessible to many people. The forums were created to spread awareness, dialogue, and community to forge new partnerships and ideas.

John Hope Bryant

#18. Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

Plutarch

#19. The night starts to drift in. The crimson fingers of the dyin sun bleed into gray. The first stars blink down at us. Not long to wait now.

Moira Young

#20. If you are after truth, leave your cave!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#21. If I had any deadly secrets, I wouldn't still be alive.

Christopher Lee

#22. In an age where community involvement and partnerships with civil society are increasingly being recognized as indispensable, there is clearly a growing potential for cooperative development and renewal worldwide.

Kofi Annan

#23. One day I'll work out what it is you are saying, my lad, and then you'll be in trouble.

Terry Pratchett

#24. Hardship is only easy to endure when it is someone else's!

Stephen Richards

#25. All depend upon the engagement of as many people as possible on all levels, from civil society to national leaders, to advocate for the kind of national and international commitments, legislation, and public/ private partnerships that can make the difference.

Queen Noor Of Jordan