"I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that’s fine." ― Marlee Matlin Topic(s): History More From Marlee Matlin "I was the youngest and only girl in a family of two older brothers." "How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don’t already know?" "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." More In History "All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world."― Alice Walker "My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad. My position is that John Kerry is the possibility of restarting politics."― Todd Gitlin "I’ve got a really great family round me, two sisters and an older brother and my mum and dad. Everybody’s equal."― Nicholas Hoult