--- title: "9 Hearing Quotes By Marlee Matlin" description: "9 Hearing quotes by Marlee Matlin. Plus more from Marlee Matlin and more Hearing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/marlee-matlin-7644_ability_i-hope-i-inspire-people-who-hear-hearing_322245.jpg" --- > [I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-hope-i-inspire-people-who-hear-hearing-people-have-the-ability-to/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/marlee-matlin-7644_ability_i-hope-i-inspire-people-who-hear-hearing_322245.jpg) > [If I were offered a cochlear implant today, I would prefer not to have one. But that's not a statement about hearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/if-i-were-offered-a-cochlear-implant-today-i-would-prefer-not-to-have/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/marlee-matlin-7644_aids_if-i-were-offered-a-cochlear-implant-tod_449687.jpg) > [I've always wanted to write a book relating my experiences growing up as a deaf child in Chicago. Contrary to what people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-ve-always-wanted-to-write-a-book-relating-my-experiences-growing-up/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/marlee-matlin-7644_aids_i-ve-always-wanted-to-write-a-book-relat_2115031.jpg) > [I know what it's like to be growing up, called 'deaf and mute' and 'deaf and dumb.' They're words that are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-growing-up-called-deaf-and-mute-and-deaf/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/marlee-matlin-7644_almost_i-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-growing-up-c_2354554.jpg) > [The hearing aids are very helpful for speech reading. Without the hearing aids, my voice becomes very loud, and I cannot control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/the-hearing-aids-are-very-helpful-for-speech-reading-without-the/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/marlee-matlin-7644_aids_the-hearing-aids-are-very-helpful-for-sp_772410.jpg) > [I did my first series lead back in 1991 on a show called 'Reasonable Doubts' and have done many shows with other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-did-my-first-series-lead-back-in-1991-on-a-show-called-reasonable/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/marlee-matlin-7644_actor_i-did-my-first-series-lead-back-in-1991_1204193.jpg) > [I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-learned-to-speak-first-and-then-to-sign-i-have-never-really-known/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/marlee-matlin-7644_aids_i-learned-to-speak-first-and-then-to-sig_374293.jpg) > [I'm particularly proud of my work with the Starkey Hearing Foundation for whom I raised a million dollars in one day on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-m-particularly-proud-of-my-work-with-the-starkey-hearing-foundation/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/marlee-matlin-7644_aids_i-m-particularly-proud-of-my-work-with-t_2947103.jpg) > [There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/there-are-many-deaf-people-who-couldn-t-imagine-living-in-a-marriage/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/marlee-matlin-7644_believe_there-are-many-deaf-people-who-couldn-t_182693.jpg) ## Other authors on Hearing ## More by Marlee Matlin > [Looking back now, thinking about that moment in the lights, with my heart pounding, Oscar in my hand, all I can say is I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/looking-back-now-thinking-about-that-moment-in-the-lights-with-my/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [I'm tired of seeing listings of programs I want to watch that aren't closed captioned. And I'm tired of looking for the symbol on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-m-tired-of-seeing-listings-of-programs-i-want-to-watch-that-aren-t/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [We had a dog, Apples. He was 13 years old, toothless, blind and had the worst breath this side of Jabba the Hut. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/we-had-a-dog-apples-he-was-13-years-old-toothless-blind-and-had-the/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/what-the-bleep-do-we-know-was-not-written-with-a-deaf-person-in-mind/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. I hope that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-like-to-say-that-the-greatest-handicap-of-deafness-does-not-lie-in/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/there-are-so-many-people-deaf-or-otherwise-abled-who-are-so-talented/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/when-i-was-13-i-told-henry-winkler-i-wanted-to-act-he-said-do-it-and/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/there-are-many-deaf-people-who-couldn-t-imagine-living-in-a-marriage/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/watch-me-when-people-say-deaf-and-dumb-or-deaf-mute-and-i-give-them-a/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [YouTube is akin to having my own network.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/youtube-is-akin-to-having-my-own-network/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-hope-i-inspire-people-who-hear-hearing-people-have-the-ability-to/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I cant compare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-learned-to-speak-first-and-then-to-sign-i-have-never-really-known/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/it-was-ability-that-mattered-not-disability-which-is-a-word-i-m-not/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [“Social justice is for everyone, including people with disabilities.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/social-justice-is-for-everyone-including-people-with-disabilities/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) > [The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/the-only-thing-i-can-t-do-is-hear-i-can-drive-i-have-a-life-with-four/) [Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hearing/marlee-matlin/#itemlist", "name": "9 Hearing Quotes By Marlee Matlin", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I hope I inspire people who hear. 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