[Breaking his neck] was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have an Olympic medal. I've been to so many countries I would never have been, met so many people I would never have met. I've done more in the chair, ... than a whole hell of a lot of people who aren't in chairs. |
He was very much an asshole before he was in the wheelchair. |
Hey Man, No Worries. |
I did a lot of stupid (stuff). A lot of us did a lot of stupid (stuff). That's how we ended up like this. |
I said, 'Don't bolt it down. That's gonna come up in no time. We'll kick this thing in six months.' And then it's six months, and you're going up the ramp, and I'm still in the chair, and it doesn't look like I'm going to be running any marathons. |
I'm a guy in a chair. I'm just like you, except I'm sitting down. |
If Joe was on the side of the road on fire, I wouldn't piss on him to put it out. |
Increasing the Dialogue About Disability. Becoming disabled can happen to anyone at any time in life. It doesn't necessarily take a traumatic accident to become disabled. You can have cancer, chronic back pain or arthritis. |
It affords you opportunities to develop the relationships that you may have broken from when you were angry with the world. |
Life is short, guys, girls. Enjoy it. Do whatever it is you want to do. You want to go back to school, you want to stay in school, stay in school. You want to paint, music. You want to do porn, do porn. But don't tell your parents. |
People are also working longer hours, they're more far-flung, there are more divorces and families displaced. There is a real challenge in finding leisure time. And getting it coordinated is even more problematic. |
Students from his schools come out with real-world seasoning. |
The economic development of the world depends on human capital. India has the numbers, talent, and motivation. |
This class gives students an opportunity to improve [the school], |
We have a choice of being cooperative or not being cooperative. If people are just going out for their own benefit, we'll end up with an inferior outcome. |