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.

You can do anything you think you can.

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.

Even if your body doesn't work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished.

I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.

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.

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