Christopher Reeve Has Died

11 October 2004: ‘Superman’ star Christopher Reeve dies at age 52, AP

26 August 1996: Text of Christopher Reeve’s speech at the 1996 Democratic National Convention

“Now, America has a tradition that many nations probably envy. We frequently achieve the impossible. But that’s part of our national character. That’s what got us from one coast to another. That’s what got us the largest economy in the world. That’s what got us to the moon. Now, in my room while I was in rehab, there was a picture of the space shuttle blasting off. It was autographed by every astronaut down at NASA. On the top of that picture it says, “We found nothing is impossible.”

5 July 2001: The Challenge, Christopher Reeve

“Neil Armstrong never would have walked on the moon without the support of the American people. Similarly, I know that my dream of walking again will not be fulfilled without the help of people like you. And because every day gone by is another day I and millions more live with paralysis, there is no time to waste.”