I get pretty impatient with people who are able-bodied but are somehow paralyzed for other reasons.

We can either watch life from the sidelines, or actively participate... Either we let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy prevent us from realising our potential, or embrace the fact that when we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless.

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

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

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.