Christopher Reeve Quotes - Page 2

I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. It may be God, I don't know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do.

America is better when all of us take care of all of us.

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

Even if your body doesn't work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished.

To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.

When the first Superman movie came out, I gave dozens of interviews to promote it. The most frequent question was: What is a hero? My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences. Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

There is no such thing as can't.

When I first began acting, I assumed an intellectual responsibility attached to my profession, which I had accepted for a long time. My father taught me that an actor had to have a social and political conscience, and that the work that he does has to reflect from that.

We live in a time when the words impossible and unsolvable are no longer part of the scientific community's vocabulary. Each day we move closer to trials that will not just minimize the symptoms of disease and injury but eliminate them.

What I do is based on powers we all have inside us; the ability to endure; the ability to love, to carry on, to make the best of what we have - and you don't have to be a 'Superman' to do it.

You should have a dream and absolutely go for it. Don't let anybody say you can't do it.

Either you vegetate and look out a window, or activate and try to effect change.

You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.

I gradually stopped wondering, ‘What life do I have?' and began to consider, ‘What life can I build?

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

If I can laugh, I can live.

When we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless.

I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. There is only one way to go in life and that is forward.

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.

In the second half of the 20th century, people are becoming more limited: Vocabularies are smaller, thoughts are smaller, aspirations are smaller, everything is very scaled down. Everyone is typecast.

I get pretty impatient with people who are able-bodied but are somehow paralyzed for other reasons.

You can do anything you think you can.

Every scientist should remove the word 'impossible' from their lexicon.

I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.

Success is not about money and power. Real success is about relationships. There's no point in making $50 million a year if your teenager thinks you're a jerk and you spend no time with your wife.