“And the blind man said to the deaf man, "Do you see what I hear?” — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
But people who think they can project themselves into deafness are mistaken because you can't. And I'm not talking about imagining what… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
Blindness separates us from things but deafness separates us from people. — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. I… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
Old age doth in sharp pains abound; We are belabored by the gout, Our blindness is a dark profound, Our deafness each… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing you say can ensure that the other person will get it, or respond the way you want. You may never exceed… — Harriet Lerner Copy Share Image
“Or you may be such a thunderingly exalted creature as to be altogether deaf and blind to anything but heavenly sights and… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
A fundamental requirement, overriding any other for this job, is an understanding of deafness-what it is and how it affects the educational… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
The late Président de Montesquieu told me that he knew how to be blind--he had been so for such a long time--but… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Deafness produces bizarre effects, reversing the natural order of things; the interchange of letters is the conversation of the deaf, and the… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV,… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
I think the deafness affects me more than I realise I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend,… — Stephanie Beacham Copy Share Image
“Does sound have rhythm? Does it rise and fall like the ocean? Does sound come and go like wind?” — Myron Uhlberg Copy Share Image
Differences among deaf people are okay, but we need to recognize those differences and work together. — I. King Jordan Copy Share Image
“If deafness is like polio Then what started it? The hearing or the people who hate the deaf.” — Phoenix Z Courtney Copy Share Image
To my deafness I'm accustomed, To my dentures I'm resigned, I can manage my bifocals, But Oh how I miss my mind. — Alec Douglas-Home Copy Share Image
No history is mute. No matter how much they own it, break it, and lie about it, human history refuses to shut… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
I hope that through my example, such as my role on 'The West Wing,' I can help change attitudes on deafness and… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
I certainly wasn't seeking any degree, the way a college confers a status symbol upon its students. My homemade education gave me,… — Alex Haley Copy Share Image
