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" When I get real excited, my muscles go into spasm, so they just shake. "
Zach Anner
Muscles
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Go
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" 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. "
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" My family is weird in a very good way because I was always exposed to the arts. "
Zach Anner
Family
Always
Way
" I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could. "
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Travel
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" 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. "
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Music
" I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember. "
Zach Anner
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Wanted
Famous
" 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. "
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Rest
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" 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. "
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Travel
World
" When I was five years old, I auditioned for the role of 'Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol.' "
Zach Anner
Christmas
Five
Old
" 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. "
Zach Anner
Embrace
You
Travel
" I have one of the worst voices in the history of recorded time. "
Zach Anner
Worst
Recorded
History
" 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. "
Zach Anner
People
Way
Brother
" My stance has always been that my issue compared to everything else going on in the world is really, really small. Once you realize that, you can get a lot more out of being a part of the solution. "
Zach Anner
You
World
Small
" When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat. "
Zach Anner
Toilet
Money
Seat
" We've all got hurdles we have to overcome, and mine are not necessarily any bigger than anyone else's. "
Zach Anner
Hurdles
Bigger
Got
" 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. "
Zach Anner
Think
Proud
Idea
" I want to find a way to speak to the broadest audience possible. "
Zach Anner
Find
Audience
Way
" New Yorkers - the people are so honest. If you're sucking on stage, they'll let you know. "
Zach Anner
You
People
New
" 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. "
Zach Anner
Childhood
Humor
Amazing
" The only two characters I can play convincingly are myself and a dumber and sweeter version of myself. "
Zach Anner
Two
I Can
Myself
" People tend to treat people with disabilities sort of like they're aliens from another planet. It doesn't come from a bad place; it comes from a place of, 'I have no idea what this disability entails, and I don't want to offend anyone or make them feel awful.' "
Zach Anner
Place
Treat
Feel
" This country is pretty amazing. "
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Country
Pretty
Amazing
" Over the years, I learned that in my career, unlike in life, sometimes my wheelchair is its own automatic door opener. I was able to win the OWN competition by applying one simple principle: be funny, and admit you suck before anyone else can call you out on it. In other words, make the narrative of your failure a comedy. "
Zach Anner
Life
Simple
Win
" The Internet is crazy, and I love it! "
Zach Anner
I Love
Love
Internet
" 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. "
Zach Anner
Think
Body
Feel Good
" 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. "
Zach Anner
Muscle
Show
Balance
" 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. "
Zach Anner
Life
Saying
Problems
" Religion is such an important part of so many people's lives, and I don't understand it at all. "
Zach Anner
People
Understand
Religion
" Over the years, I've learned that a sense of humor is the only skill that allows you to turn sucking at life into a career. "
Zach Anner
Career
Sense Of Humor
Life
" 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. "
Zach Anner
Meet
Know
People
" For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got. "
Zach Anner
Know
Me
Got