Christopher Reeve Quotes

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

Strength, Hero, Individual

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

Dreams, Impossible, Become

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

Strength, Hero, Individual

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

Hope, Give, Lose

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

End, Ocean, Either

What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.
Christopher Reeve

Power, Wisdom, Hero

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

Dreams, Impossible, Seem

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

Around, Full, Walking

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

Time, Live, Words

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

Someone, Doubt, Hero

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

Try, Lord, Though

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.
Christopher Reeve

Hope, Find, Needs

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

Game, Play, Hand

You've got to give more than you take.
Christopher Reeve

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.
Christopher Reeve

Good, Working, Problem

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

Before, Congress, Guy

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

Time, Fight, Beginning

I did my first apprenticeship when I was 15, then joined the union when I was 17. I worked every summer in high school and college.
Christopher Reeve

School, College, High

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

Done, Learned, Others

I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.
Christopher Reeve

Said, Stand, Prediction

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

Dream, Disabled

It never occurred to me that I was a leading man until I was 19 years old. I had been acting since I was 10, so that's nine years and 30 or 40 plays, in school and summer stock, professional theater, too.
Christopher Reeve

School, Old, Acting

It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.
Christopher Reeve

Hard, Might, Resist

It's important to me to say what I really mean.
Christopher Reeve

Important, Mean

My father is an intellectual and physical man, which is a rather unusual combination. He's great. As he brought up me and my brothers and sisters, he ingrained in us that your appearance is not your responsibility, other than that you should not be a slob.
Christopher Reeve

Great, Father, Rather

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: September 25, 1952

Died: October 10, 2004

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