I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. There is only one way to go in life and that is forward.

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.

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.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

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

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

Pain is inevitable. Misery is a choice.