“I have no choice about whether or not I have Parkinson's. I have nothing but choices about how I react to it. In those choices, there's freedom to do a lot of things in areas that I wouldn't have otherwise found myself in.”
Freedom
“I always felt that I came up short in the education department, but I've come to the conclusion that we all get an education.”
EducationAll Quotes by Michael J. Fox
“No, I got a GED in my 30s. My kids know that I never stop learning, and they know I love reading. I have books overflowing everywhere. I am current on today's events and I read the paper every day, and we talk about it, so they see that appetite.”
Learning“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.”
Happiness“But the key to our marriage is the capacity to give each other a break. And to realize that it's not how our similarities work together it's how our differences work together.”
Marriage“I worked very hard on those movies but there was some creative connection that wasn't being made.”
Movies“I really love being alive. I love my family and my work. I love the opportunity I have to do things. That's what happiness is.”
Family“I believe that the majority of times the scale tilts toward the good. It's this amazing thing that rolls on and if we get in the flow of it, that's God. And if we fight it, if we swim the other way, we're swimming away from the purest expression of this life.”
Amazing“I always felt that I came up short in the education department, but I've come to the conclusion that we all get an education.”
Education“Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.”
Nature“I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.”
Power“I think the scariest person in the world is the person with no sense of humor.”
Humor“What other people think about me is not my business.”
Business“Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur.”
Medical“I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.”
Dad“Family is not an important thing. It's everything.”
Family“There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.”
Failure“If I don't get food in my mouth, I'm still happy. If my pants are round my ankles, as long as I don't get arrested for indecent exposure, I'm happy. I'm worried about keeping my hair, not how it's combed.”
Food“I'm going to marry a Jewish woman because I like the idea of getting up Sunday morning and going to the deli.”
Funny“In my 50s I'll be dancing at my children's weddings.”
Wedding“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for perfection is God's business.”
Business