"Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me."

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Source : "The American Paradox: A History of the United States Since 1945" by Steven M. Gillon, (p. 322), January 1, 2012.

Ryan White

#Education Quotes #Lying Quotes #Panic Quotes

“That's what I like about the idea of the aesthetic experience, the idea of both enjoying looking at works of art and how they kind of talk to you, and also the process of making art, getting back to that idea of the aesthetic experience of making art is very important, It's another way of thinking. Instead of just using your brain, you're using your hands to think with. They're different connections, the brain that comes through the fingertips as opposed that comes through the eyes and ears.”
“My father has a beautiful, beautiful voice. His father was a pastor of a church. He sang in church. My mother sang in a church choir. I can take no credit for my vocal talent, because, both my father, and mother have beautiful, beautiful voices.”
“It does not take much to imagine the humanity of people you don't know.”

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“We grew up learning to cheer on the underdog because we see ourselves in them.”
“(George Bush) betrayed this country! He played on our fears. He took America on an ill-conceived foreign adventure dangerous to our troops, an adventure preordained and planned before 9/11 ever took place!”
“The people that have inspired me the most were dancers and choreographers.”
“Why do most people think their own impoverished lives must be the norm of the universe?”
“I support decriminalisation. People are smoking pot anyway and to make them into criminals is wrong. It's when you're in jail you really become a criminal.”

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