Marlee Matlin Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I'm the only one in my family who is deaf, and there are still conversations that go around me that I miss out on. And I ask what's going on, and I have to ask to be included. But I'm not going to be sad about it. I don't live in sad isolation. It's just a situation I'm used to.”

“I live my life like everyone else; everyone has their own obstacles. Mine is deafness.”

“When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate.”

“Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called Denzel Washington the wrong name.”

“In the deaf community, there are different types of people who have different philosophies. Some believe that they should only sign. Some believe they should only speak. Some people say you should use cued speech. Some say you should use cochlear implants. Some say you shouldn't sign. Some people say you should sign.”

“Everybody's got a job to do, and I do mine as best I can.”

“I guess not being able to hear just made me adventurous and daring. And in most cases, that didn't make my parents very happy with me.”

“I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I can't compare hearing aids to normal hearing.”

“I hope that through my example, such as my role on 'The West Wing,' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything... except hear.”

“Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large.”