All Christopher Reeve Quotes
- It's important to me to say what I really mean. Importance
- Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out. Give
- A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Endurance
- So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. Basketball
- What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely.… Acting
- Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean. Courage
- A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway. Ahead
- Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they're more paralyzed than I am. Bodies
- 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 closer… Closer
- Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching. Atheism
- I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken. Awareness
- You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile. Acceptance
- 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 keep… All
- I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction. Hoped
- I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never. Disabled
- Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes. Absolutes
- I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness. Awareness
- I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis. Aging
- I did my first apprenticeship when I was 15, then joined the union when I was 17. I worked every summer in high school and… Apprenticeship
- It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been. Been
- Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body. Body
- It never occurred to me that I was a leading man until I was 19 years old. I had been acting since I was 10,… Acting
- 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 and… Appearance
- A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way. Extra
- Once we choose hope, everything is possible. Choose