"I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere."
-Ryan White
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"We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around.“
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"AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don't give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself."
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"Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M."
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"Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me."
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"We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around."
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"As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience."
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"Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked."
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