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" A lot of the time, when people meet someone in a wheelchair, or with some disability, it's the first thing they notice, but they don't know how to react. "
Meet
Know
People
" Depending on where my self-confidence was, growing up, I would use humor either to bring people closer, or to keep them away from certain feelings I had. "
Up
Feelings
Growing Up
" Even the most embarrassing mishap can be spun into comedic gold. "
Comedic
Most
Embarrassing
" Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a sense of humor must be so sad all the time. "
Time
Sad
Light
" For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got. "
Know
Me
Got
" Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life. "
Life
Humor
People
" Humour allows people to exhale a little. "
Humour
Little
People
" I'd love to be 'People Magazine''s Sexiest Man Alive, but I think that that's a ways off. I have to stop wearing sweat pants, and then we'll work on that. "
Man
Work
People
" I don't subscribe to the idea that if you don't have the body you want, you can't be proud of the body you have. I think you can do both. "
Think
Proud
Idea
" I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember. "
Could
Wanted
Famous
" I have one of the worst voices in the history of recorded time. "
Worst
Recorded
History
" I'm down for adventure and up for anything. "
Anything
Adventure
Down
" I'm not saying 'I have cerebral palsy, pay attention to me.' We all have problems, and we have to figure out how to live our best life. "
Life
Saying
Problems
" I think you can feel good about yourself at any size and any shape. Nobody should be made to feel inferior because they have a certain body type. "
Think
Body
Feel Good
" It's amazing how many companies aren't really in tune to the needs of different travelers. There's just so many embarrassing situations that you go through when you travel. You have to have a sense of humor about it and take it in stride. My whole approach is to embrace spontaneity. "
Embrace
You
Travel
" It's ridiculous that we are in a place where we feel like we can classify and dismiss certain groups of people just because of the way they look, or we have these standards of health - like, cellulite is something you need to get rid of. No, it isn't. It's just a part of people's bodies. "
You
Health
Look
" I use an electric wheelchair because I have no sense of balance, and muscle spasticity has arched my spine like a cat's, while my legs are really just for show. "
Muscle
Show
Balance
" I've accepted that we've all got crap to deal with and problems that we're fighting not to be defined by. At the end of the day, we all want the same stuff: fulfillment, love, support, comfort, and a hot-air balloon with laser guns attached to it. The most important thing is that we appreciate the crazy ride we're on. "
End
Crazy
Day
" I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could. "
People
Travel
Always
" I've been a comedian, hosted travel shows, explored world religions, started improv troupes, given keynote speeches at conferences around the country, and had a milk shake named after me called the Handicappuccino. "
Me
Travel
World
" I want to find a way to speak to the broadest audience possible. "
Find
Audience
Way
" I want to make sure that people know that I can only be myself - I can't be a spokesperson for people with disabilities, because everybody has a completely different experience. I'm glad that I'm able to inspire parents to see one way to deal with it, but at the same time, I tell a lot of dirty jokes. "
Know
Experience
Time
" I was basically the person at Disney World that was in charge of clearing the park when it was closed... I was the guy... telling them to 'get the hell out and have a magical day.' "
World
Park
Magical
" Most people are really dedicated to doing good things. "
People
Doing
Things
" My best advice to anybody who has a child with a disability is to really find the tools for that person to thrive and find what their true passions are, because the rest will follow. "
Advice
Rest
Best
" My childhood was great because my family has an amazing sense of humor, and it was just all making videos and jokes and doing skits and things. "
Childhood
Humor
Amazing
" My family is weird in a very good way because I was always exposed to the arts. "
Family
Always
Way
" My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great songwriters, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, all those folks. I can't do it, but I have a profound respect for it. "
Great
Respect
Music
" My grandmother was a church organist, but we only went on Easter and Christmas Eve sometimes. "
Christmas
Church
Eve
" My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people. "
People
Way
Brother
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