Christopher Reeve Quotes

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

At some time, often when we least expect it, we all have to face overwhelming challenges. When the unthinkable happens, the lighthouse is hope. Once we find it, we must cling to it with absolute determination. When we have hope, we discover powers within ourselves we may have never known- the power to make sacrifices, to endure, to heal, and to love. Once we choose hope, everything is possible.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

Pain is inevitable. Misery is a choice.

A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.

Don't put a limit on what can be accomplished.

Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone... You can find a new lease on life - more meaning than you thought possible in simple things... Let go. Live in the moment. Go forward.

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.

If we don't dream of the possible, the possible never happens.

In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.

Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.

Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they're more paralyzed than I am.

Once we choose hope, everything is possible.

I'm not living the life I thought I would lead, but it does have meaning, purpose. There is love... there is joy... there is laughter.

The key to success is letting the relationships in your life grow to the highest levels they possibly can . . . not putting yourself first in life and remembering that the more you give away, the more you have.

You've got to give more than you take.

We can either watch life from the sidelines, or actively participate... Either we let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy prevent us from realising our potential, or embrace the fact that when we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless.

For everyone who thought I couldn’t do it… for everyone who thought I shouldn’t do it… for everyone who said, ‘It’s impossible’… see you at the finish line!

If you don't have a vision, nothing happens.

Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.

Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.

We all have many more abilities and internal resources than we know. My advice is that you don't need to break your neck to find out about them.

A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way.

Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.