When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate.

I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers.

Deaf people can do anything, except hear.

When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do.

It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.

I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.

I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that's fine.

I live my life like everyone else; everyone has their own obstacles. Mine is deafness.

Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow.

As long as you're still walking with the demons of hell! You'll never have the time to slow down to see the angels of heaven behind you.

What fire joins none man can put aside,

We do need to make sure that we have an orderly, lawful immigration process.

Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.

God?is so great that all things give him glory if you mean they should.

You don't need a man, you need a champion.

Each child is sent into this world by God with a "Unique Message" to deliver, a new personal act of love to bestow

If no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capcity to govern someone else.