“While my speech is getting better every day, throughout my recovery, I...” — Gabrielle Giffords Quote

“While my speech is getting better every day, throughout my recovery, I have been able to sing to some extent.”

“Speaking is physically difficult for me.”

“Rehab is endlessly repetitive. And it's never easy, because once you've mastered some movement or action or word, no matter how small, you move on to the next. You never rest.”

“I'm healthy enough to still skate, so I gotta go because growing up I didn't have - I mean, I grew up in Montana so... there was kind of a little half-pipe in my yard, and that was the extent of the skate terrain in Montana. So I've got to go out and make up for lost time.”

“My role in 'Love Sonia' gripped me to the extent that I started despising the male touch. I would stand under the shower for long spells. It just didn't feel nice.”

“I feel that to a great extent, the industry is fixated with fair skin, and that needs to change.”