“People focus on role models”— Related Quotes “American culture enforces such rigid gender roles for male friendships that they are gay unless they materially resemble a beer commercial.”— Thomm Quackenbush “People who get offended by your not saying ‘Thank you!’ … after they’ve paid you a compliment were merely desperate to be thanked.”— Mokokoma Mokhonoana “Unlike exotic fruit or fancy cars, democracy is best if it is grown locally. It may take root in the common desire of the people who choose to adopt it, but it cannot be imposed from the outside.”— Anna Porter