Words matter. These are the best Christopher Reeve Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I’m beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis.
Don’t give up. Don’t lose hope. Don’t sell out.
To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.
A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.
It’s important to me to say what I really mean.
You play the hand you’re dealt. I think the game’s worthwhile.
Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.
Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.
I did my first apprenticeship when I was 15, then joined the union when I was 17. I worked every summer in high school and college.
All the scientists who are working on solving the problem of curing paralysis say that it won’t do you any good if you don’t keep your body in shape.
You should take some responsibility for the way you present yourself. But you should not be hung up on your looks, whether you are ugly or handsome, because it isn’t an achievement.
It’s defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it’s hard to resist considering what might have been.
My father is an intellectual and physical man, which is a rather unusual combination. He’s great. As he brought up me and my brothers and sisters, he ingrained in us that your appearance is not your responsibility, other than that you should not be a slob.
We have a government that, generally speaking, does not respond to the people.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.
I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I’m more direct and outspoken.
At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.
Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they’re more paralyzed than I am.
What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that’s how I approached the part.
I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.
I’ve still never had a dream that I’m disabled. Never.
Even though I don’t personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.
