47 Quotes by Mandy Harvey

I don't need pity. I want to be looked at like a musician, because I am one. I happen to be deaf.

I made the mistake of pouring my entire identity into one single dream and convincing myself that I was not capable of anything else or creating any other dream.

I really wanted to change the idea of what is possible and to show that 'deaf can' and what better place to do that than on national television?

Music gives people the ability to dream, to leave their troubles behind for a moment and experience something beautiful. You create dreams and that's a beautiful thing!

When I was losing my hearing, we had to buy hearing aids and they were incredibly expensive. It was a huge financial situation.

My friends and family refused to give up on me even when I gave up on myself, and I wanted to hopefully encourage even just one person to try again.

I work a lot with dynamics of how loud I'm talking, like speaking into balloons and then feeling the texture on my fingertips, and then I get used to the feeling on my throat.

There is a lot of technology out there that can help people with hearing loss including wearable technology that vibrates.

I wanted to show that even if you fail, you have the ability to pick yourself up off the floor and try again. I wanted to show a different side of what a disability looks like to highlight all the invisible ones.