My age makes me think how valuable life is. How bad is something like Parkinson's in relation to not having life at… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
You've probably read in People that I'm a nice guy - but when the doctor first told me I had Parkinson's, I… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I discovered that I was part of a Parkinson's community with similar experiences and similar questions that I'd been dealing with alone. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Just as Parkinson's isn't a big topic of conversation in my house, neither is my career. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
As much as Parkinson's is about movement, the end stage is being frozen. So the more I let that happen, the more… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
So what I say about Tracy is this: Tracy's big challenge is not having a Parkinson's patient for a husband. It's having… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I have no choice about whether or not I have Parkinson's. I have nothing but choices about how I react to it.… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
When prescribing one of the drugs I take, my doctor warned me of a common side effect: exaggerated, intensely vivid dreams. To… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I take the medication for myself so I can transact, not for anyone else. But I am aware that it is empowering… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I happen to be a Parkinson's patient. I'm not fearful of my condition or my future - but if someone is looking… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The way I look at life, and the way I look at the reality of Parkinson's, is that sometimes it's frustrating and… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I don't think [Parkinson's] is Gothic nastiness. There's nothing on the surface that's horrible about someone with a shaky hand. There's nothing… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I didn't just want to be a poster boy and sign on to publicize somebody else's method of operations. If I was… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
If you asked my kids to describe me, they'd go through a whole list of words before even thinking about Parkinson's. And… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
With Parkinson's, it's like you're in the middle of the street and you're stuck there in cement shoes and you know a… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
To be brutally honest, for much of that time, I was the only person in the world with Parkinson's. Of course, I… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
It’s all about control. Control is illusory. No matter what university you go to, no matter what degree you hold, if your… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The moment I understood this - that my Parkinson's was the one thing I wasn't going to change - I started looking… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
One of the great things about Parkinson's, in a superficial way, is it relieved me of vanity. I don't worry about what… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
In fact, Parkinson's has made me a better person. A better husband, father and overall human being. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I often say now I don't have any choice whether or not I have Parkinson's, but surrounding that non-choice is a million… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
A lot of times, when you have a disability, one of the things you deal with is other people's projections of what… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I think we all get our own bag of hammers. We all get our own Parkinson's. We all have our own thing.… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Almost instantly [after my announcement of Parkinson's], I saw the first couple of days the coverage was about, you know, "Fox's Parkinson's,… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The first part of my life was to be an actor and maybe have some success at that. Then [it was time]… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
If you allow for the possibilities of something better, you move toward it instinctively. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
After all that I'd been through, after all that I'd learned and all that I'd been given, I was going to do what I… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
If you asked my kids to describe me, they'd go through a whole list of words before even thinking about Parkinson's. And honestly, I… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
“I saw, during the midterm campaign of 2006, how difficult it was for opponents of stem cell research to run against hope. And so… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that the quality of a moment in time is not always a reflection of the moment in and of itself—what… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
With Parkinson's, it's like you're in the middle of the street and you're stuck there in cement shoes and you know a bus is… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
“They have hopes and dreams that may echo or overlap your own. And there's no reason why you can't make room for them. But… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I have no choice about whether or not I have Parkinson's. I have nothing but choices about how I react to it. In those… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
![“I don't think [Parkinson's] is Gothic nastiness. There's nothing on the surface that's horrible about someone with a shaky hand. There's nothing horrible about someone in their life saying, "God, I'm really tired of this shaky hand thing" and me saying, "Me, too." That's our reality. We have no…” quote by Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ad/michael-j-fox-1653_gothic_i-don-t-think-parkinson-s-is-gothic-nast_1792394.jpg)
![“Almost instantly [after my announcement of Parkinson's], I saw the first couple of days the coverage was about, you know, "Fox's Parkinson's, blah, blah, blah." Then, two days after that, I saw the coverage turn. It started to become, "Can young people get Parkinson's?" All of a sudden, the…” quote by Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1e/michael-j-fox-1653_announcements_almost-instantly-after-my-announcement-o_2595820.jpg)
![“The first part of my life was to be an actor and maybe have some success at that. Then [it was time] to find somebody to be in a relationship with and have a life that way. Because of Parkinson's, I had to change: How can I be of service here? Is there something unique to my situation that I can…” quote by Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd6/michael-j-fox-1653_actors_the-first-part-of-my-life-was-to-be-an-a_3218747.jpg)
