Christopher Reeve
(1952-2004)

American Actor, Healthcare Advocate

2003 Lasker Public Service Award
New Jersey Hall of Fame

birthdate: September 25
birthplace:
New York City

QUOTES

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

HEROES
"a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

HEALTH
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.

HOPE
"Once you choose hope, anything's possible. "

INTUITION
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.

PERSEVERANCE
"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."

 

MORE QUOTES
"When the first Superman movie came out, I gave dozens of interviews to promote it. The most frequent question was: What is a hero? My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences. Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. They are the real heroes, and so are the families and friends who have stood by them."

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

 

 

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