Deafness Quote by Marlee Matlin Download Open image “The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.” — Marlee Matlin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Deafness Ears Handicaps Mind Psychology
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
What matters deafness of the ear, when the mind hears? The one true deafness, the incurable deafness, is that of the mind. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
It can be frustrating, playing a hearing person's perception of what a deaf person is like. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
I always say deafness is a silent disability: you can't see, and it's not life-threatening, so it has to touch your life in some… — Rachel Shenton Copy Share Image
I am just as deaf as I am blind. The problems of deafness are deeper and more complex, if not more important than those… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
So, for people who aren't aware: the biggest obstacle to having hearing loss is not having access to language. And there are many Deaf… — Lauren Ridloff Copy Share Image
There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process. — Richard Masur 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
The difference between deafness and any other disability is that there is no way to put yourself in a position of knowing what it… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
“Blindness is a handicap of mobility, deafness one of communication. Terrible as is loss of vision, it does not distance the blind from the… — Henry Kisor Copy Share Image
Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand. — Richard Masur 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
