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> [When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a hero?" ...My answer was that a hero is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/when-the-first-superman-movie-came-out-i-was-frequently-asked-what-is/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

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> [When the first Superman movie came out, I gave dozens of interviews to promote it. The most frequent question was: What is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/when-the-first-superman-movie-came-out-i-gave-dozens-of-interviews-to/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

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> [At some time, often when we least expect it, we all have to face overwhelming challenges. When the unthinkable happens, the lighthouse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/at-some-time-often-when-we-least-expect-it-we-all-have-to-face/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

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## Other authors on Overwhelming

## More by Christopher Reeve

> [The bigger the canvas, the better I do. I'm not so good at understated, kitchen-sink kinds of parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/the-bigger-the-canvas-the-better-i-do-i-m-not-so-good-at-understated/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a hero?" ...My answer was that a hero is someone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/when-the-first-superman-movie-came-out-i-was-frequently-asked-what-is/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/i-am-optimistic-but-i-also-know-that-with-time-i-m-beginning-to-fight/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. The fifteen-year-old boy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/i-think-a-hero-is-an-ordinary-individual-who-finds-the-strength-to/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/i-think-we-all-have-a-little-voice-inside-us-that-will-guide-us-it/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [ I'm starting a new chapter in my \[\[life\], and you have no idea how much that means. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/i-m-starting-a-new-chapter-in-my-life-and-you-have-no-idea-how-much/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/we-live-in-a-time-when-the-words-impossible-and-unsolvable-are-no/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/my-father-is-an-intellectual-and-physical-man-which-is-a-rather/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/a-hero-is-an-ordinary-person-doing-things-in-an-extra-ordinary-way/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [Living a life with meaning means spreading the word. Even if you can't move, you can have a powerful effect with what you say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/living-a-life-with-meaning-means-spreading-the-word-even-if-you-can-t/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [When the first Superman movie came out, I gave dozens of interviews to promote it. The most frequent question was: What is a hero?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/when-the-first-superman-movie-came-out-i-gave-dozens-of-interviews-to/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [All the scientists who are working on solving the problem of curing paralysis say that it won't do you any good if you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/all-the-scientists-who-are-working-on-solving-the-problem-of-curing/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/it-s-defeatist-to-harp-on-what-might-have-been-and-yet-it-s-hard-to/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [“I have to stop this cascade of memories, or at least take them out of their drawer only for a moment, have a brief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/i-have-to-stop-this-cascade-of-memories-or-at-least-take-them-out-of/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

> [What can I do today to take a step forward?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/what-can-i-do-today-to-take-a-step-forward/)

[Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/)

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