Deafness Quotations

I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see.

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

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

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn't hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition.

I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. 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.

I began acting on stage when I was 7 years old. My first role was as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' at Chicago's Center on Deafness in Northbrook, Illinois.

(Lead poisoning) does cause some neurological problems, but it's almost always in the extremities, in the arms and legs primarily. There have been a couple of cases of deafness caused by lead poisoning but it's very rare, so I think it's a long shot.

I think the deafness affects me more than I realise; I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.

We are constantly searching out events and things where we can interact with deaf people or learn more about deafness and deaf education.

An early sign of damaged hearing is temporary deafness after listening to loud music. This is known as the threshold shift and means you have damaged the cochlea in your ear so that your hearing takes time to revert to normal.

My words are a whisper, your deafness a shout.

What senses do we lack that we cannot see or hear another world all around us?

Let your deafness no longer be a secret - even in art.

The first woman I approached tried to tell me she wasn't interested. I pretended that my deafness prevented me from hearing her refusals.

Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people.

Blindness separates us from things but deafness separates us from people.

The world is his who can see through its pretension.