Explore popular quotes and sayings by Robert M. Hensel.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Robert Michael Hensel was born with the birth defect known as Spina bifida. He is also a Guinness World Records holder for the longest non-stop wheelie in a wheelchair, covering a total distance of 6.178 miles. As part of setting his record, he raised money for wheelchair ramps throughout Oswego, New York, his hometown.
If my body were a tree trunk, the rings would surely reveal the time it has had to mature.
I choose not to place "DIS," in my ability.
To be, I must endure the pain.
In order for us to reach success, we must first find, the ladder.
A poem is but a thought, a mere memory caught at play. From hand onto paper, bleeding thoughts emerge.
Failure leaves open a door for us to try, and try again.
The mind is like a sponge, soaking up endless drops of knowledge.
A positive attitude, can turn a storm into a sprinkle.
Let your courage and determination be the vehicle that drives you, and takes you anywhere in this life you wanna go.
I'm chasing my dreams straight to the top - into a sky that has no limits.
Build your world around me, and promise to never let me go, and if ever their comes a time it may seem crowded, may we expand so love may grow.
Poetry, is the insulation that lies between the inner walls of the mind.
No one has ever died, from an overexposure to education.
Never take more out of life, than you intend to give back.
One is more desirable when loved, not feared.
Success is measured simply by the amount of effort we put forth, in conquering our objectives.
Structure builds minds into great Monuments.
It doesn't matter which side of the tracks your from, the train still rolls the same.
There may be troubled waters along the many paths my life shall take, but only I as a man, may keep my vessel afloat, and guide myself straight.
Reality bites, and I've got the teeth marks to prove it.
Life is a challenge, and I'm staying in the game to win.
I have a Disability yes that's true, but all that really means is I may have to take a slightly different path than you.
Life isn't all about what you don't have, but yet, what you do with what you have been given.
Whenever we begin to feel as if we can no longer go on, HOPE whispers in our ear to remind us that we are strong.
A single man of one, only pebbles can be moved, but many men together, stands no mountain that can't move.
Dare to walk the path that others have feared to travel, and a leader shall then be born.
A man is not wealthy simply by the contents of his pockets alone, but instead by the richness of his heart.
I'm just a man on a mission, to prove my disability hasn't won
There is no greater disability in society, than the inability to see a person as more.
Take a good hard look in the mirror, and remember yourself as you are today, cause as time changes, so does the scenery.
Now I look beyond what I can't do and focus on what I CAN.
A brush of kindness can paint a smile on a face.
My disability has opened my eyes to see my true abilities.
When everyone else says you can't, determination says,'YES YOU CAN.'
Tears are the body's raindrops of emotion.
We, the one's who are challenged, need to be heard. To be seen not as a disability, but as a person who has, and will continue to bloom. To be seen not only as a handicap, but as a well intact human being.
Friendship reaches well above all currency.
As a disabled man, let my life be a reflection of the endless amount of ability that exists in each and everyone of us.
Every failure is just another step closer to a win. Never stop trying.
In the dark, equality for all of mankind couldn't seem brighter.
Where ever fear exists, courage can be found.
When the heart speaks, love listens.
I can not, and will not judge, by what my eyes may see. For the skin on a man shall not reveal his true identity.
Hands of time move us forward, never back. Only memories frozen in mind, can we re-enact.
Placing one foot in front of the other, I've climbed to higher lengths. Reaching beyond my own limitations, to show my inner strength. No obstacle too hard, for this warrior to overcome. I'm just a man on a mission, to prove my disability hasn't won.
He who dares to speak with a razor sharp tongue, shall in end, bare the final scar.
Being born with a disability, can sometimes be a struggle, but it is the ability to overcome such a challenge, that makes it so worth the fight. NEVER GIVE UP!!!
Have courage enough to accept what you can not change, but yet courageous enough to stand up and fight for what you can.
Know me for my abilities, not my disability.
No scale to balance, what's in my heart.
No numbers to measure, nor even to chart.
This love can't be seen, in ounces or in pounds.
For only through time, can it's value be found.
No disability or dictionary out there, is capable of clearly defining who we are as a person.
I don't have a dis-ability, I have a different-ability.
To find equality for mankind, we must first remove the barriers that have divided us for so long.
Limitations only go so far.
We are the true architects of our lives. Only we as individuals and individuals alone, carry within us, the inner ability to make any changes to it's blue prints.