The moment I understood this - that my Parkinson's was the one thing I wasn't going to change - I started looking at the things I could change, like the way research is funded.
Michael J. FoxThey did something once that slurred my speech, and I thought, "Oh, man, you're messing with my brain. It's freaking me out."
Michael J. FoxI like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.
Michael J. FoxAcceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.
Michael J. Fox[Constant curiousity leads to happiness:] I wake up curious every day and every day I'm surprised by something. And if I can just recognize that surprise every day and say, 'Oh, that's a new thing, that's a new gift that I got today that I didn't even know about yesterday,' it keeps me going. It keeps me more than going. It keeps me enthusiastic and grateful!
Michael J. Fox