Marlee Matlin Quotes & Sayings

“The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth.”

“I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that's fine.”

“Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.”

“The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.”

“I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.”

“There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I believe that hearing or deaf is fine as long as both parties are willing to communicate in each other's language. But if there's no communication, then the marriage, I believe, will be difficult if not doomed.”

“There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their foot in the door.”

“It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.”

“When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.”

“It seems we're always in transition and that it's more about trends than it is about what's meaningful.”