
I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis.

We have a government that, generally speaking, does not respond to the people.

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.

A Hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

I don't have to prove anything to anyone. As a result, I am ready to take up again the characters who are closer to what I really am.

Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they're more paralyzed than I am.

Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.

We all have many more abilities and internal resources than we know. My advice is that you don't need to break your neck to find out about them.

If we don't dream of the possible,
the possible never happens.

In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.

Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.

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.

There is a relationship between the mind and the body that can both create a physical condition and enable us to recover from it

You've got to give more than you take.

You should have a dream and absolutely go for it. Don't let anybody say you can't do it.

Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.
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I'm starting a new chapter in my [[life], and you have no idea how much that means.

Pain is inevitable. Misery is a choice.

Don't put a limit on what can be accomplished.

And if you can channel the truth of your own experience onto the stage, that's what the audience wants to see.

I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.

Every scientist should remove the word 'impossible' from their lexicon.

I learned years ago to come to terms with having so much done for me by others.

Once we choose hope, everything is possible.

The character is a piece of fiction. You are yourself, however, and that makes you interesting, because you're alive and you're a human being.

What can I do today to take a step forward?

I get pretty impatient with people who are able-bodied but are somehow paralyzed for other reasons.

I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never.

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 your body in shape.

By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine.

A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way.

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.

If you don't have a vision, nothing happens.