“Your mental problem becomes a solution when it can be used to solve problems.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
My concerts consist of black, white, Korean - everybody. And the age group is so broad, from kids to great-grandparents. I have… — Landau Eugene Murphy Jr Copy Share Image
“Miraculously recover or die. That's the extent of our cultural bandwidth for chronic illness.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
It's not the disability that defines you; it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with. — Jim Abbott Copy Share Image
My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
I see blindness more as an ability and sight more as a disability because there are some people with sight who tend… — Patrick Henry Hughes Copy Share Image
Americans believe that people should work hard and get ahead on their own, but when disaster strikes and they need help with… — Jacob Hacker Copy Share Image
I use the term 'disabled people' quite deliberately, because I subscribe to what's called the social model of disability, which tells us… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
I still find it strange, I suppose, when I say to someone, 'Can you just pass me my leg?' But I don't… — Oscar Pistorius Copy Share Image
The United States government was proud that, although perhaps 100,000 Iraqis had died in the Gulf War of 1991, there were only… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get… — Susan Boyle Copy Share Image
If I fail, I try again, and again, and again. If YOU fail, are you going to try again? The human spirit… — Nick Vujicic Copy Share Image
When committees gather, each member is necessarily an actor, uncontrollably acting out the part of himself, reading the lines that identify him,… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
“Cosmopolitanism seeks a _we_ that does not rely on the exclusion of _others_ but, instead, recognizes and confirms each other as part… — Namsoon Kang Copy Share Image
In wheelchair sports, people thought athletes with disabilities were courageous and inspirational. They never give them credit for simply being competitive. — Jean Driscoll Copy Share Image
Disability informs almost every part of my life. It's as important, if not more so, than my gender and sexuality. It's certainly… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
I think you have to take the man at his word [Donald Trump]. Is kind of an equal-opportunity insulter. He started by… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
They told me that the hotels had maybe two rooms set up for people with disabilities, but if they got there too… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
Nancy Reagan would just run up to these kids [with really painful disabilities and deformities] and hold them and pick them up...… — Cynthia Nixon Copy Share Image
“Stage fright is very common and could be overcomed through step by step processes, but stuttering is a fright that takes time… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I think we have to think about strategies that will help kids who have disabilities. — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
We are the trade union for pensioners and children, the trade union for the disabled and the sick... the trade union for… — Edward Heath Copy Share Image
When I do public speaking, I ask the audience, "Who has a family member, a neighbor, a friend with some form of… — Jay Ruderman Copy Share Image
All abilities are paid for with disabilities. perfect health may entail the heavy toll of bovine stupidity. insight into one area involves… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
