136 Quotes by Christopher Reeve

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.