What I do has to be a function of what I can do, not a function of what people ask me to do.
We do not mean to count or weigh our contributions by any standard other than that of our abilities.
Being disabled doesn't have to be a disadvantage.
There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.
I don't do things that I'm not good at.
Being disabled doesn't mean you have a disadvantage
We aren't handicapped in any way except by what other people think. Focus on people's abilities. I can't be on 'American Idol,' but there's all kinds of stuff I can do.
I have a very simple philosophy. One has to separate the abilities from the disabilities. The fact I cannot walk, that I need crutches or a scooter or whatever it is, has nothing to do with my playing the violin.
If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.
I know I can act and it doesn't matter where you come from.
Whatever my role is, I'm just going to go out there and do it to the best of my ability.
I sometimes worry that maybe it's better to be really good at one thing than be okay at a couple things.
I always say separate your abilities from your disabilities. You know, if I could play the violin, I don't have to play it standing up. I can play it sitting down and so on.
I'm not disabled, I'm Differently Able!
I don't care what a guy can't do. Tell me what a guy can do and let's make the best of that. If we can do that, all the perceived things he can't do seem to go away.
