1
Mile by mile, it's a trial; yard by yard, it's hard; but inch by inch, it's a cinch.Gabrielle Giffords
2
The Congresswoman was depressed by the fact that a woman of her standing could no longer count on making it to the rest room "in time" during the extensive rehabilitation that followed her shooting. Her husband, commander of a space shuttle crew, encouraged her by identifying with her limitation. Even revered astronauts, he revealed, have bodily limits and have to rely on Huggies during extended launch exercises.Gabrielle Giffords
3
Generations of gun owners have taught their sons and daughters that it takes as much patience and skill to be a good shot as it does to be a good steward of a powerful weapon.Gabrielle Giffords
4
Senators say they fear the N.R.A. and the gun lobby. But I think that fear must be nothing compared to the fear the first graders in Sandy Hook Elementary School felt as their lives ended in a hail of bullets.Gabrielle Giffords
5
Countless hours of physical therapy - and the talents of the medical community - have brought me new movement in my right arm. It's fractional progress, and it took a long time, but my arm moves when I tell it to.Gabrielle Giffords
6
People have told me that I'm courageous, but I have seen greater courage.Gabrielle Giffords
7
Even though many couples are choosing to marry later in life, our laws haven't been updated to address dating partner abuse.Gabrielle Giffords