I hated my childhood. It was loathsome. My parents were deaf and dumb. Profoundly so. They could make noises when they were emotionally aroused, but they couldn’t form it into speech. – Richard Griffiths
Those who tell you that the territorial question is an abstraction, that you can never colonize another territory without the African slavetrade, are both deaf and blind to the history of the last sixty years. – Robert Toombs
The availability of roles for deaf actors has always been very limited. After ‘Switched at Birth’ began including deaf actors, a ripple effect has definitely been created in the industry. ‘Switched at Birth’ has made an impact for the better. – Sean Berdy
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. – Walter Lippmann
Deaf people are struggling to find their favorite show or something that represents them. It’s hard. There are some examples of shows that have a deaf storyline in one episode, like Cold Case, or another show where they are focusing on the cochlear implant or the medical aspect. – Sean Berdy
Our war cries opened the deaf ears of the almighty government and its accomplices. – Subcomandante Marcos
I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn. – Stephanie Beacham
I had internal bleeding with blood clots on the brain. I was completely blind and deaf. I had a heart attack and a stroke. – Vanity
The deaf culture is portrayed very accurately on ‘Switched at Birth’ because the writers did the opposite of the norm. They did their homework before portraying anything on television. – Sean Berdy
Instant messaging and chat rooms have basically created a level playing field for deaf people. – Vint Cerf
But as far as my work is concerned, I see no impediment, and various advantages, to being deaf. – Stephanie Beacham
France turned a deaf ear to the demands, but Ho had succeeded in attracting great publicity in progressive French circles to the situation in Indochina. – Wilfred Burchett
God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf. – Thomas Brooks