“I still believe that when people really make the effort to understand each other, the possibilities are limitless.”

— Christopher Reeve, Remarks at the National Press Club, 1999

About Christopher Reeve

1952 – 2004

American actor and disability-rights activist, best known for playing Superman.

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

“Money spent on research brings practical results that absolutely justify the investment.”

“We must not stop this progress because we are unwilling to commit enough money to get the job done.”

“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”

“He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas.”

“Work first and then rest. Work first, and then gaze, but do not use golden ploughshares, nor bind ledgers in enamel.”

“The electron is a theory we use; it is so useful in understanding the way nature works that we can almost call it real.”

“We shall make mistakes; and if we let these mistakes frighten us from our work we shall show ourselves weaklings.”

“Nothing should be made by man's labour which is not worth making; or which must be made by labour degrading to the makers.”