All Ryan White Quotes
- Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me. Aids
- Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M. Financial
- My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS. Aids
- Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic. Aids
- I came face to face with death at thirteen years old. Came
- Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees. Enough People
- A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life. Life
- Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support. Athletes
- Even at church, people would not shake my hand. Church
- Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there. Attend
- Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself. Fighter
- How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was? Afraid
- I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991. Believe
- I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school. All
- I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere. Anywhere
- Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support. Figure
- Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it. Aids
- My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance. Family
- On December 17, 1984, I had surgery to remove two inches of my left lung due to pneumonia. After two hours of surgery the doctors… Aids
- People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me. Anywhere