Christopher Reeve quotes

Christopher Reeve was an American actor, director, and activist, best known for his iconic role as Superman. His life changed dramatically after a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed. He became a powerful advocate for spinal cord injury research and disabilities rights. Here are 50 of his quotes:

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

Christopher Reeve

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.

Christopher Reeve

Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.

Christopher Reeve

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

Christopher Reeve

What I do is based on powers we all have inside us; the ability to endure; the ability to love, to carry on, to make the best of what we have - and you don't have to be a 'Superman' to do it.

Christopher Reeve

Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.

Christopher Reeve

Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.

Christopher Reeve

Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.

Christopher Reeve

I'm starting a new chapter in my life, and you have no idea how much that means.

Christopher Reeve

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.

Christopher Reeve

I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. It may be God, I don't know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do.

Christopher Reeve

If you believe in the slippery slope here, it means that our entire society is perched on the slippery slope. It means that regulation has no value whatsoever, and that is not true. Now, there are always consequences. We allow 16-year-olds to get driver's licenses, and a lot of them have accidents - but do we rescind the permission to drive a car at 16? No.

Christopher Reeve

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

Christopher Reeve

Once we choose hope, everything is possible.

Christopher Reeve

If I can laugh, I can live.

Christopher Reeve

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.

Christopher Reeve

Somewhere in Time, while it errs on the side of pretentiousness, is an absolutely honest attempt to create an old-fashioned romance. It's based on love rather than on sex or X-rated bedroom scenes. I don't know how to talk about a love story without getting all gooey about it, but the script excited me because of the situation of the leading character... His problem struck me as that of many people. They've got everything going for them, or so they say, except for a real commitment, a real love.

Christopher Reeve

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.

Christopher Reeve

You've got to give more than you take.

Christopher Reeve

To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.

Christopher Reeve

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.

Christopher Reeve

I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.

Christopher Reeve