Best Mattie Stepanek Quotes
- Wars should be fought with words, not bombs, not weapons. And calm words. I think that wars should be fought over a chessboard and a… Bombs
- A heartsong doesn't have to be a song in your heart. It doesn't have to be talking about love and peace. It can just be… Call
- I never question God. Sometimes I say, 'Why me? Why do I have such a hard life? Why do I have this disease? Why do… Died
- Poetry is a beautiful way of expressing feelings - happy, sad, angry, caring. It's also a way that we share with other people, to help… Angry
- Every year, once a year, in Maryland, I go for a week and overnight camp with about 50 to 60 kids with muscular dystrophy, all… Age
- I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me… Book
- Maybe I wanted to have kids because you want to leave behind lessons, leave behind everything that matters to you. That's how you touch the… Behind
- People will come up to me everywhere and say, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Larry King,'' and, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Oprah.'' And it's… Ah
- Sometimes my body wakes me up and says 'Hey, you haven't had pain in a while. How about pain?' And sometimes I can't breathe, and… Body
- The doctor said, 'He can't last a week.' And I did. And they said, 'There's no way this kid's going to last a month.' And… Digits
- You know, it's kind of hard because I really - I see kids on their Rollerblades and their bikes, and just running around, climbing trees,… Bike
- ...if you live feeling like Your glass is half empty, well, It may as well be empty all the way. All
- Do not breathe simply to exist. Breathe
- I write to express my thoughts, my feelings. I want people to think. Express
- God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can help us live. Better
- My disease is a very rare form of muscular dystrophy, called disautonomic mitochondrial myopathy. Called
- The way of life is not as easy as some people think... like me. Easy