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A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way.
Christopher Reeve
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Christopher Reeve
Age: 52 †
Born: 1952
Born: September 25
Died: 2004
Died: October 10
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New York City
New York
Christopher D'Olier Reeve
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My father is an intellectual and physical man, which is a rather unusual combination. He's great. As he brought up me and my brothers and sisters, he ingrained in us that your appearance is not your responsibility, other than that you should not be a slob.
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Having that college-town atmosphere with a live repertory company available was a real gift. I found myself gravitating toward the theater from about the age of nine. I guess it was the environment that got me started.
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The character is a piece of fiction. You are yourself, however, and that makes you interesting, because you're alive and you're a human being.
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I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.
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If you don't have a vision, nothing happens.
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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.
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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.
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It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.
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America is better when all of us take care of all of us.
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I gradually stopped wondering, ‘What life do I have?' and began to consider, ‘What life can I build?
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There is no such thing as can't.
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When we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless.
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there is a relationship between the mind and the body that can both create a physical condition and enable us to recover from it
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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.
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By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine.
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You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.
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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.
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A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.
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Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they're more paralyzed than I am.
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Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone... You can find a new lease on life - more meaning than you thought possible in simple things... Let go. Live in the moment. Go forward.
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