When I was saving pills to kill myself, I thought there was no hope. I thought my life was over because I was a homosexual.
Cleve JonesI saw great hope in the Sanders campaign - a flawed candidate, not perfect, but pretty damn close. Millions of young people were inspired by him.
Cleve JonesIf I had to say what my one greatest achievement is, it's that I lasted, and I'm still happy. I hope that comes through.
Cleve JonesSince the industrial revolution, cities, and especially the inner cities, were the places for the newly arrived. Voluntary immigrants seeking economic betterment, refugees, the bohemians, the artists - all of those people were crammed into densely populated neighborhoods and tenements. And as people climbed up the economic ladder they moved out, which really accelerated with the "white flight" phenomenon in the '60s and '70s.
Cleve Jones