Deafness Quote by Marlee Matlin Download Open image “I live my life like everyone else; everyone has their own obstacles. Mine is deafness.” — Marlee Matlin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Deafness I live my life Life Live My Life Living my life Obstacles
I love that being deaf gives you a different perception of life. It makes you more empathetic. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
For me, culturally, I'm deaf. I'm a deaf woman, and my life choices are made because of my experience of growing up as a… — Lauren Ridloff Copy Share Image
I am fourth-generation deaf, which means everyone in my immediate family is deaf. So I grew up always having 100 percent accessibility to language… — Shoshannah Stern Copy Share Image
At one point during my childhood, I thought I was the only deaf person that walked this planet. — Lauren Ridloff Copy Share Image
Everybody has obstacles that come up. I've overcome some pretty big obstacles. I'm living my dream, doing everything in my power to be the… — Patrick Cantlay Copy Share Image
Being so blind of what my naked eyes already see, being so deaf of what I already heard, and having no voice of all… — NO VOICE Copy Share Image
“Being deaf is not a weakness or it shouldn’t be seen as one and that’s what I wanted to get across that day. It’s… — Melyssa Winchester Copy Share Image
I must confess that I lead a miserable life. For almost two years, I have ceased to attend any social functions, just because I… — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
There's so many parts of my life that I've struggled with - that so many millions of others struggled with - about being an… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
Looking back now, thinking about that moment in the lights, with my heart pounding, Oscar in my hand, all I can say is I… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
I'm tired of seeing listings of programs I want to watch that aren't closed captioned. And I'm tired of looking for the symbol on… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
We had a dog, Apples. He was 13 years old, toothless, blind and had the worst breath this side of Jabba the Hut. But… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. I hope that… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way.… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I believe that… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams. — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I cant compare… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
“And the blind man said to the deaf man, "Do you see what I hear?” — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
But people who think they can project themselves into deafness are mistaken because you can't. And I'm not talking about imagining what a deaf… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
Blindness separates us from things but deafness separates us from people. — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. I hope that… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
Old age doth in sharp pains abound; We are belabored by the gout, Our blindness is a dark profound, Our deafness each one laughs… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing you say can ensure that the other person will get it, or respond the way you want. You may never exceed his threshold… — Harriet Lerner Copy Share Image
“Or you may be such a thunderingly exalted creature as to be altogether deaf and blind to anything but heavenly sights and sounds. Then… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I believe that… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
A fundamental requirement, overriding any other for this job, is an understanding of deafness-what it is and how it affects the educational experience. — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams. — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
The late Président de Montesquieu told me that he knew how to be blind--he had been so for such a long time--but I swear… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
