52 Quotes by Zach Anner

Laughing at somebody is just another way of dismissing them, but laughing with somebody is a bridge to understanding.

In my darkest moments, the “what-if”s bury me and the “if only”s keep me from enjoying what is.

I maintained my steady post-breakfast diet of air, which is more substantial in LA because of the smog. All.

Religion is something we don't talk about, and it is used by uneducated people as a weapon to divide us as opposed to connect with each other.

We've all got hurdles we have to overcome, and mine are not necessarily any bigger than anyone else's.

Over the years, I learned that in my career, unlike in life, sometimes my wheelchair is its own automatic door opener. I was able to win the OWN competition by applying one simple principle: be funny, and admit you suck before anyone else can call you out on it. In other words, make the narrative of your failure a comedy.

The Internet is crazy, and I love it!

A lot of the time, when people meet someone in a wheelchair, or with some disability, it's the first thing they notice, but they don't know how to react.

People tend to treat people with disabilities sort of like they're aliens from another planet. It doesn't come from a bad place; it comes from a place of, 'I have no idea what this disability entails, and I don't want to offend anyone or make them feel awful.'