I've always wanted to write a book relating my experiences growing up as a deaf child in Chicago. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't all about hearing aids and speech classes or frustrations.
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I live my life like everyone else; everyone has their own obstacles. Mine is deafness.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the challenges each person faces, emphasizing that deafness is the author's specific struggle.
Marlee Matlin's quote embodies the universal experience of facing unique obstacles in life. It underscores the reality that everyone encounters challenges, but what distinguishes individuals is the nature of those challenges—in Matlin's case, her deafness. By accepting her condition and sharing her perspective, she encourages others to recognize their struggles while fostering empathy and understanding.
Themes
DeafnessObstaclesChallengesLifeCourage
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a motivational speech to inspire people facing their own obstacles.
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All quotes →I'm a proud person who happens to be deaf. I don't want to change it. I don't want to wake up and suddenly say, 'Oh my God, I can hear.' That's not my dream. It's not my dream. I've been raised deaf. I'm used to the way I am. I don't want to change it. Why would I ever want to change? Because I'm used to this, I'm happy.
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It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.
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The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do movies, so the deafness question, is it that they want to know because, what? Not sure.
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I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and in spite of what most people might have expected from a young girl growing up deaf, life for me was like one long episode of The Brady Bunch. Despite whatever barriers were in my way, I imagined myself as Marcia Brady skating down the street saying “hi” to everyone, whether they knew me or not.
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When I was 11, I knew that I wanted to write a kid's book and tell the world what it was like being deaf.
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