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If I can laugh, I can live.
There is no such thing as can't.
You've got to give more than you take.
You can do anything you think you can.
Pain is inevitable. Misery is a choice.
I have never been disabled in my dreams.
Once you choose hope, anything's possible
What can I do today to take a step forward?
If you don't have a vision, nothing happens.
Once we choose hope, everything is possible.
Don't put a limit on what can be accomplished.
It's important to me to say what I really mean.
Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.
I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never.
To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.
America is better when all of us take care of all of us.
Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.
If we don't dream of the possible, the possible never happens.
You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.
By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine.
A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way.
Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.
Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.
Every scientist should remove the word 'impossible' from their lexicon.
When we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless.
I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.
At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.
We have a government that, generally speaking, does not respond to the people.
Either you vegetate and look out a window, or activate and try to effect change.
I'm starting a new chapter in my [[life], and you have no idea how much that means.
Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.
You should have a dream and absolutely go for it. Don't let anybody say you can't do it.
In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.
Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.
I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.
Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they're more paralyzed than I am.
I get pretty impatient with people who are able-bodied but are somehow paralyzed for other reasons.
I gradually stopped wondering, ‘What life do I have?' and began to consider, ‘What life can I build?
The bigger the canvas, the better I do. I'm not so good at understated, kitchen-sink kinds of parts.
Even if your body doesn't work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished.
And if you can channel the truth of your own experience onto the stage, that's what the audience wants to see.
It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. There is only one way to go in life and that is forward.
I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis.
I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."
Living a life with meaning means spreading the word. Even if you can't move, you can have a powerful effect with what you say.
I have no bones to pick and no fight with society. And I'm willing to be and interested in being in the mainstream of society.