The best Quotes by Christopher Reeve

The best Quotes by Christopher Reeve

Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, author, and activist, best known for playing the title character in the film Superman (1978) and three sequels. He later appeared in critically successful films such as The Bostonians (1984), Street Smart (1987), and The Remains of the Day (1993), and in the plays Fifth of July on Broadway and The Aspern Papers in London's West End.

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

You should take some responsibility for the way you present yourself. But you should not be hung up on your looks, whether you are ugly or handsome, because it isn't an achievement.

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A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.

What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.

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See, if the bullets don't work, right, why the punching? I just never understood that.

Superman in Supergirl - Season 2 Episode 2

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Jimmy Olsen: "There's Mr. Kent. Bet he wishes he'd been around when it all happened."
Lois Lane: "Clark, he's never around when Superman appears."

Lois Lane in Superman - II

I'm from Kansas. It's about as American as you can get.

Superman in Superman - Man of Steel

Do good to others and every man can be a Superman.

Superman - Superman #149

Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul I swear... until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice becomes the reality we all share... I'll never stop fighting. Ever.

Superman - What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?

The Justice League was formed for two reasons—first, as an acknowledgment that no single individual, no matter how powerful, can solve all the world's problems alone. And second, to uphold the values of truth, liberty, and justice. That, uh, last one's even in the name.

Superman - Young Justice

There is a superhero in all of us, we just need the courage to put on the cape.

Superman in Superman

I'm here to fight for truth, justice, and the American way.

Superman in Superman

Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe.

Lex Luthor in Superman

You will be different, sometimes you'll feel like an outcast, but you'll never be alone.

Superman in Superman

Now listen to me, I tell you boys and girls - whichever one of you gets it out... is going to wind up with the single most important interview since... God talked to Moses.

Perry White in Superman

It's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way.

We all have our little faults. Mine's in California.

Lex Luthor in Superman

The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.

Kazuo Ishiguro in The Remains of the Day

Evening After Work

If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.

Kazuo Ishiguro in The Remains of the Day

After all, what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?

Kazuo Ishiguro in The Remains of the Day

Indeed - why should I not admit it? - in that moment, my heart was breaking.

Kazuo Ishiguro in The Remains of the Day

No wonder the city never sleeps, it's too busy trying to get laid.

Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City - Season 1 Episode 11

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Sex New York City

There are eight million people in this city. And those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders.

Grüner Kobold in Spider-Man

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Fame New York City

If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York

Frank Sinatra - New York, New York

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Manhattan, for millions of our forefathers, the gateway to hope, opportunity and happiness beyond their wildest dreams. Today, that hope is still alive, it's called "The First Date". On Saturday nights, every restaurant in Lower Manhattan resembles its own little Ellis Island.

Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City - Season 2 Episode 3

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New York City Manhatten

I want to wake up in that city
That doesn't sleep
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap

Frank Sinatra - New York, New York

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It is strange with how little notice, good, bad, or indifferent, a man may live and die in London.

Charles Dickens

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If you're curious, London's an amazing place.

David Bailey

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I've often thought a blind man could find his way through London simply by gauging the changes in innuendo: mild through Trafalgar Square, less veiled towards the river.

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I have nothing against Orlando, though you are, of course, far more likely to get shot or robbed there than in London.

Boris Johnson

I don't miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive.

John Cleese

A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.

Zeus in Hercules

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Heart Heros Size

She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.

Beauty and the Beast

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Beauty Appearance

For the soul, laughing is what oxygen is for the lungs.

Louis de Funès

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Laughing & Smile

It's not about the absence of fear. It's overcoming it.

Emma Watson

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If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.

Orson Welles

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My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me.

Anthony Hopkins

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Self-Confidence Gossip & Rumors

My father always said, "Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf" - so I make sure I read.

Emilia Clarke

We think too much and feel too little.

Charlie Chaplin

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Thinking Feelings & Emotions

If one does not attach himself to people and desires, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live?

Jackie Chan

One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real.

Klaus Kinski

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Failures & Mistakes

I'm much more proud of being a father than being an actor.

Bruce Willis

I dream of a day where I walk down the street and hear people talk about Morality, Sustainibility and Philoshophy instead of the Kardashians.

Keanu Reeves

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The Kardashians

It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.

I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.

Samuel L. Jackson

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