Randy Shilts Professions : Journalist Born : August 8, 1951 Died : February 17, 1994 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Randy Shilts I can only answer that I tried to tell the truth and, if not be objective, at least be fair; history is not served when reporters prize trepidation and propriety over the robust journalistic duty to tell the whole story. Randy Shilts telling-the-truth stories answers HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts vanity cells character Prejudice makes prisoners of both the hated and the hater. Randy Shilts prisoner prejudice hated Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors