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By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine.

Christopher Reeve

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Christopher Reeve
Age: 52 †
Born: 1952
Born: September 25
Died: 2004
Died: October 10
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
New York City
New York
Christopher D'Olier Reeve
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Reaching
Possibly
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The key to success is letting the relationships in your life grow to the highest levels they possibly can . . . not putting yourself first in life and remembering that the more you give away, the more you have.
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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 have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.
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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.
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To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.
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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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A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way.
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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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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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Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually it becomes a movement.
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I have never been disabled in my dreams.
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Living a life with meaning means spreading the word. Even if you can't move, you can have a powerful effect with what you say.
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America is better when all of us take care of all of us.
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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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Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.
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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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You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.
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In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.
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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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