Christopher Reeve quotes

" Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean. " # Opportunity # Death and Dying # Water

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

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

" Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out. " # Hope

" You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile. " # Attitude # Love # Competition

" The key word for me on him is 'inspiration.' He is a leader by inspiration. He sets an example. It's quite important that people realize that I don't see him as a glad-handing show-off, a one-man vigilante force who rights every wrong. Basically, he's a pacifist, a man who comes along and says, 'What can I do to help?' He stands on the sidelines until there is real trouble. He does not want to get involved unless it's absolutely necessary because he thinks people should learn to make their own decisions. " # Peace # Leaders and Leadership # Decisions

" 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. " # Friends and Friendship # Courage # Perseverance

" It gives me a moral compass. I often refer to Abe Lincoln, who said, "When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. And that is my religion." 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. The Unitarian believes that God is good, and believes that God believes that man is good. Inherently. The Unitarian God is not a God of vengeance. And that is something I can appreciate. " # Failure # Vengeance # Love

" I have a creative life and a political life, and they're both equally important. " # Politicians and Politics # Creativity # Equality

" In the morning, I need twenty minutes to cry, to wake up and make that shift, you know, and to just say, "This really sucks"...to really allow yourself the feeling of loss, even two years later...still needs to be acknowledged. " # Age and Aging # Love # Life and Living