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

— Christopher Reeve, Testimony on National Institutes of Health funding, 1997

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.”

“Because of research, the nature of medicine is changing.”

“Make every effort to change things you do not like.”

“The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.”

“The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom.”

“The sea never changes and its works, for all the talk of men, are wrapped in mystery.”

“God hides nothing. His very work from the beginning is revelation, — a casting aside of veil after veil, a showing unto men of truth after truth.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”