Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve: You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.

Christopher Reeve: To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.

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

Christopher Reeve: I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Christopher Reeve: Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.

Christopher Reeve: Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.

Christopher Reeve: We live in a time when the words impossible and unsolvable are no longer part of the scientific community's vocabulary. Each day we move closer to trials that will not just minimize the symptoms of disease and injury but eliminate them.

Christopher Reeve: In a Single Bound ... Superman

Christopher Reeve: I was worried that only acting with my voice and my face, I might not be able to communicate effectively enough to tell the story, ... But I was surprised to find that if I really concentrated, and just let the thoughts happen, that they would read on my face

Christopher Reeve: My blood pressure has been stabilized and I am in no danger

Christopher Reeve: (after raising his left index finger up for his shocked doctor) You would have thought that I'd walked on water.

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

Christopher Reeve: When I first got here, I arrived in my room and looked at the slopes, and I had to take a minute to readjust, ... Now, I'm having a very good time

Christopher Reeve: My message to the president would be to rethink his position in light of the fact that there is overwhelming popular support [for it]. I think he really needs to look again at his position and to re-evaluate it."

Christopher Reeve: I can move the fingers of my left hand...[and] my right wrist. I can extend my legs. I can open my arms

Christopher Reeve: My message to the president would be to rethink his position in light of the fact that there is overwhelming popular support [for it], ... I think he really needs to look again at his position and to re-evaluate it

Christopher Reeve: The thing that I want more, though, is to be able to put my arms around him. That's what he's entitled to. ... And I believe that day is coming

Christopher Reeve: I can feel his hand on mine. I can feel his arm on mine. A lot of times he climbs up into the bed, next to me, and he'll scratch the top of my head, or he'll just put his face against mine. I have all that feeling

Christopher Reeve: Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching

Christopher Reeve: I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. I don't mean to be reckless, but setting a goal that seems a bit daunting actually is very helpful toward recovery

Christopher Reeve: To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift

Christopher Reeve: Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out

Christopher Reeve: At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable

Christopher Reeve: So many of our DREAMS at first seem Impossible, then they seem Improbable, and then when we Summon the Will, they soon become Inevitable