Christopher Reeve

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.

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.

You've got to give more than you take.

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

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

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

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.

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

At first dreams seem impossible then improbable and eventually inevitable.

At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.

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

I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis.

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

It's important to me to say what I really mean.

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.

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.

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.

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.

You should have a dream and absolutely go for it. Dont let anybody say you cant do it.

It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.

Once you choose hope, anything’s 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.

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

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

Once you choose hope anythings possible.

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

Once you choose hope, anything is possible.

I learned years ago to come to terms with having so much done for me by others.

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

I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.

I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never.

Once you choose hope anythings possible

I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.

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

Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.

At first dreams seem impossible then improbable and eventually inevitable

Dont give up. Dont lose hope. Dont sell out.

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

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