"My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations."
- Michael J. Fox
"What other people think of me is not my business."
"Listening to people espouse beliefs different from mine is informative, not threatening, because the only thing that can alter my worldview is a new and undeniable truth, and contrary to what Jack Nic..."
"When life takes away, something of greater value is always given in return."
"The purpose that you wish to find in life, like a cure you seek, is not going to fall from the sky. ...I believe purpose is something for which one is responsible; it's not just divinely assigned."
"When prescribing one of the drugs I take, my doctor warned me of a common side effect: exaggerated, intensely vivid dreams. To be honest, I've never really noticed the difference. I've always dreamt b..."
"And the second [thing about the CBS EVENING NEWS that stands out in the mind of Michael J. Fox] was something Katie did later in the interview, as the drugs kicked in and the tremors segued into the j..."
"I have no argument with those who see in organized religion a template or an imperative to live life according to a prescribed set of beliefs. Just give others the room, within the laws of civil socie..."
"Family is not an important thing, it's everything."
"Family is not an important thing, it is everything"