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.

Christopher Reeve
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  1. Once you choose hope, anything's possible.
  2. So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.
  3. Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.
  4. Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.
  5. At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.
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