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title: "4 Think Deaf Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [We do need more deaf people in Hollywood. But I don't think that deaf people always have to play a deaf role.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/millicent-simmonds/we-do-need-more-deaf-people-in-hollywood-but-i-don-t-think-that-deaf/)

[Millicent Simmonds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/millicent-simmonds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caf/millicent-simmonds-15597_deaf_we-do-need-more-deaf-people-in-hollywood_588031.jpg)

> [I think that deaf people that grow up, we meet so many people who don't sign well, and so we develop this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-ridloff/i-think-that-deaf-people-that-grow-up-we-meet-so-many-people-who-don/)

[Lauren Ridloff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-ridloff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/lauren-ridloff-5731_deaf_i-think-that-deaf-people-that-grow-up-we_1730903.jpg)

> [“Do you think I'm deaf?" the deaf beggar asked. "I'm not deaf at all. It's just that it isn't worth hearing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dara-horn/do-you-think-i-m-deaf-the-deaf-beggar-asked-i-m-not-deaf-at-all-it-s/)

[Dara Horn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dara-horn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/dara-horn-27319_whole-world_do-you-think-i-m-deaf-the-deaf-beggar-as_2206835.jpg)

> [I think deaf people are actually really good at listening, and how ironic is that?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-raci/i-think-deaf-people-are-actually-really-good-at-listening-and-how/)

[Paul Raci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-raci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/paul-raci-9038_communication_i-think-deaf-people-are-actually-really_2501047.jpg)

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