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7 Inspiring Quotes from Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox is an actor, author, producer, and activist with a career spanning film and television. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, he created the Michael J. Fox Foundation for the degenerative illness. It has since become the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research in the world—investing more than $650 million in research to date. Here are some of our favorite positive quotes from the Parkinson’s disease activist.

Michael J. Fox is an actor, author, producer, and activist with a career spanning film and television. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, he created the Michael J. Fox Foundation for the degenerative illness. It has since become the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research in the world—investing more than $650 million in research to date. Here are some of our favorite positive quotes from the Parkinson’s disease activist.

I went from patient to advocate in a day. The feeling of being able to serve…to be able to offer up my story as much as it is uncomfortable, it’s a tremendous privilege. - Michael J. Fox

1 of 7 I went from patient to advocate in a day. The feeling of being able to serve…to be able to offer up my story as much as it is uncomfortable, it’s a tremendous privilege.

—Michael J. Fox


I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business. - Michael J. Fox

2 of 7 I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

—Michael J. Fox

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I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given. - Michael J. Fox

3 of 7 I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

—Michael J. Fox


The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am. - Michael J. Fox

4 of 7 The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.

—Michael J. Fox


Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it. - Michael J. Fox

5 of 7 Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.

—Michael J. Fox

The least amount of judging we can do, the better off we are. - Michael J. Fox

6 of 7 The least amount of judging we can do, the better off we are.

—Michael J. Fox

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it’s proactive and there is positive intent behind it. Michael J. Fox

7 of 7 I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it’s proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

—Michael J. Fox

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