I dance as a political statement, because disabled bodies are inherently political, but I mostly dance for all the same reasons anyone else does: because it heals my spirit and fills me with joy.

Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.

No amount of smiling at a flight of stairs has ever made it turn into a ramp.

My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn't accessible.

I've been an atheist ever since I heard there was only a stairway to heaven

We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect.

I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong, fierce, flawed adult woman. I plan to remain that way, in life and in death.

Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking 'equal' means 'the same' and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically.

Disability is often framed, in medical terms, as the ultimate disaster and certainly as a deficit.

I once choked on a chip at a friend's birthday when I was seven and had to be sent home, as I'd broken my collarbone coughing.

Doubtful prayer is no prayer at all.

Did you know that a laugh is something that comes out of a hole in your face? Anywhere else and you're in dead trouble!

I've always felt support from my guy. Absolutely. That's what being in a balanced, healthy relationship is all about, is being able to support one another.

My features & my shows 10 times your pay 50k for a verse no album out

If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed by everything in the world and by the great majority of evangelicals. You're going to be opposed.

To lead is neither to push or pull.

Most companies are built to execute today's business model, not discover tomorrow's.

I wanted to be like my friends. I hung out with girls who had blue eyes and blond hair and I thought, "I want to look like them!"

I'm so proud of you for changing and getting your life straight with god!

I never want someone to come out of one of my films and say, "Damn. I wasted an hour and a half of my life." I'm trying to avoid that.