Quotes from Christopher Reeve

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Even if your body doesn't work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished.

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

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.

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

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

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.

Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.

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.

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

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