"One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar."

"I used to think that it was a shame that I was born blind and deaf, but now I know that it is a blessing. It has taught me to see with my soul and to hear with my heart."

"The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The spirit finds its glow in answering for a challenge."

"I believe that all through the ages there have been men and women who have been deaf and blind, who have had magnificent souls and who have lived lives of quiet heroism."

"I am sure that the true way to make a life happy is to make it useful."