“I'm just one of the kids, and all because the students at Hamilton Hei...” — Ryan White Quote

“I'm just one of the kids, and all because the students at Hamilton Heights High School listened to the facts, educated their parents and themselves, and believed in me.”

“Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.”

“I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.”

“The desire to move into a bigger house, to avoid living AIDS daily, and a dream to be accepted by a community and school, became possible and a reality with a movie about my life, The Ryan White Story.”

“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.”

“Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself.”

“I think you can be depressed and flourish, I think you can have cancer and flourish, I think you can be divorced and flourish. When we believed that happiness was only smiling and good mood, that wasn't very good for people like me, people in the lower half of positive affectivity.”

“I have always believed people can sing themselves, even if they can't sing well, into a place of joy and happiness.”

“My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress.”

“'Bigg Boss' changed my view of the world. Before I joined the show as its host, I was living in a bubble. I believed the real world is a happy place. 'Bigg Boss' made me realise that the world is made of all kinds of people, including some judgmental ones. It has introduced me to the real world.”

“I've always believed there is a better place somewhere. I feel like I'm E.T. and I'm just passing through.”

“I never believed I wouldn't make it - and perhaps that's why I've always found work. I've always stuck at everything I've ever done. I absolutely won't give up.”