Still Me Christopher Reeve Quotes & Sayings

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

I saw, during the midterm campaign of 2006, how difficult it was for opponents of stem cell research to run against hope. And so it was in the 2008 presidential contest. This was hope in the collective, a definition that should always apply to the expression of a people's political will. Christopher Reeve had believed in a formula: optimism + information = hope. In this case, the informing agent was us. Granted, it may all look different in six months to a year, but it is hard not to be buoyed by the desire for positive change as articulated and advanced by Barack Obama. It is okay to hope. This time the aspiration of many will not be derided as desperation by a few, as it was during the stem cell debate of '06.
By the time you read this book, President Obama and the 111th Congress will have established federal funding for stem cell research. The dam has broken.
Just as I'd hoped. — Michael J. Fox

America is better when all of us take care of all of us. — Christopher Reeve

On the wall of his rehabilitation room was a picture of the space shuttle blasting off, autographed by every astronaut now at NASA. On top of the picture it says, "We found nothing is impossible." That should be our motto. — Christopher Reeve

Chris Hemsworth is like Christopher Reeve in that he can do two things: he can wear a big red cape without a shred of self-consciousness. But he's also funny as hell, and he's so sweet. So with all the fish-out-of-water stuff, he's so funny. So he does almost two jobs in a way. — Tom Hiddleston

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. — Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve so completely inhabited the character Superman when he was in that costume, and that had such a huge effect on me as a child, watching those films back in the '70s. There was so much of that character that was, for me, Superman. — Gary Frank

What can I do today to take a step forward? — Christopher Reeve

Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually it becomes a movement. — Christopher Reeve

Living a life with meaning means spreading the word. Even if you can't move, you can have a powerful effect with what you say. — Christopher Reeve

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

Picture yourself crushin' Xzibit with your tough talk?
That's like Christopher Reeve doing the crip walk. — Xzibit

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. — Christopher Reeve

When I was eleven, I got cast in the last directorial project of Christopher Reeve. — Vanessa Marano

When I first began acting, I assumed an intellectual responsibility attached to my profession, which I had accepted for a long time. My father taught me that an actor had to have a social and political conscience, and that the work that he does has to reflect from that. — Christopher Reeve

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

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. — Christopher Reeve

Christopher Nolan's astounding third Batman feature, 'The Dark Knight Rises,' represents the true maturation of the superhero movie - and provides the key to understanding the bottomless craving moviegoers have for these films, 34 years after the Christopher Reeve Superman gave birth to the genre. — John Podhoretz

When your heart speaks to you about what you need to do to sustain life on this planet, listen to it, make a difference, and be an inspiration for generations to come. Be inspired by people like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Christopher Reeve, Albert Schweitzer, Helen Keller, and many others. — Bernie Siegel

We can either watch life from the sidelines, or actively participate ... Either we let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy prevent us from realising our potential, or embrace the fact that when we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless. — Christopher Reeve

I became very close with Charles Bronson and his wife, Kim. We did 'Sea Wolf' together along with Christopher Reeve. I've been lucky enough to work with some amazing, legendary actors. I worked with Rod Steiger twice, for instance. — Catherine Mary Stewart

I'm starting a new chapter in my [[life], and you have no idea how much that means. — Christopher Reeve

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

By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine. — Christopher Reeve

I don't think actors are to blame for poor writing. The culture changes first, and the theater follows it. In the case of the movies, it's the same thing. — Christopher Reeve

I don't have to prove anything to anyone. As a result, I am ready to take up again the characters who are closer to what I really am. — Christopher Reeve

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. — Christopher Reeve

Once you choose hope, anything's possible. — 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 remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset." — Christopher Reeve