“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
“Gratitude, like love, needs to be active.”
“Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they’re more paralyzed than I am.”
“Either you choose to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out into the ocean.”
“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.”
“I’m not living the life I thought I would lead, but it does have meaning, purpose. There is love… there is joy… there is laughter.”
“A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.”
“Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they’re more paralyzed than I am.”
“We all have powers within us that we don’t know exist until we’re tested. There are no limitations to what you can do if you have the determination.”
“To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.”
“Don’t give up. Don’t lose hope. Don’t sell out.”
“Timing is very important: words can only have a positive effect on others if and when they are ready to listen.”
“Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.”
“Success is not about money and power. Real success is about relationships. There’s no point in making $50 million a year if your teenager thinks you’re a jerk and you spend no time with your wife.”
“I want to thank you for giving me my life.”
“The key to success is letting the relationships in your life grow to the highest levels they possibly can . . . not putting yourself first in life and remembering that the more you give away, the more you have.”
“ At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.”
“You’ve got to give more than you take.”
“The idea is that you get another chance – in life, in relationships – if you’re open to it. If I never go anywhere again, this will have been worth it.”
“Don’t put a limit on what can be accomplished.”
“In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.”
“ You play the hand you’re dealt. I think the game’s worthwhile.”
“You should have a dream and absolutely go for it. Don’t let anybody say you can’t do it.”
“Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone… You can find a new lease on life – more meaning than you thought possible in simple things… Let go. Live in the moment. Go forward.”
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”
“Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.”
“Don’t give up. Don’t lose hope. Don’t sell out. Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
“You should take some responsibility for the way you present yourself. But you should not be hung up on your looks, whether you are ugly or handsome, because it isn’t an achievement.”
“I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. It may be God, I don’t know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do.”
“You’ve got to give more than you take.”
“For everyone who thought I couldn’t do it… for everyone who thought I shouldn’t do it… for everyone who said, ‘It’s impossible’… see you at the finish line!””
“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
“Living in fear is not living at all.”
“Even if your body doesn’t work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished.”
“Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.”
“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.”
“Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.”
“It is not a question of if, but when.”
“If I can laugh, I can live.”
“What I do is based on powers we all have inside us; the ability to endure; the ability to love, to carry on, to make the best of what we have — and you don’t have to be a “Superman” to do it.”
“By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine.”
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
“Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone…”
“Even though I don’t personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.”
“When we have hope, we discover powers within ourselves we may have never known- the power to make sacrifices, to endure, to heal, and to love. Once we choose hope, everything is possible.”
