Parades Quotes

When you`re on top and you lead the parade, everyone`s there throwing lilies and lilac water on your head. But when those parades have gone by and there`s a storm in your heart, there are very few people that are going to sit there and listen to you bemoan life.

Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don`t understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn`t like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It`s the kind of a life a decent man leads, it`s something to live for and to die for.

I didn`t like my Bond Girl outfits. The designer was a friend of the directors and I thought they were too boring and middle-aged for my character. The right costumes are essential for getting into a part; I`ve witnessed many costume parades with grumpy or even weeping actors because they`ve been put into the wrong thing.

I rode on a float in one of the parades in Mississippi. It`s an experience.

(On being gay) "From the time I told my mother, I`ve been living openly. But really, I was born in 1956. I`m one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades. My family referred to them as "fags", and that was it."

I`m one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades.

It`s always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it`s always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.

I have gained a lot of friends from being here. I get especially emotional when marching in parades and holding the American flag.

This is a nice family New Year`s Eve event, as opposed to some of the other more edgy celebrations. This also is one of the few public participation torchlight parades. Most resorts use staff, but we don`t have that many staffers, so we allow the public to join in.

It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments.