“Mile by mile, it's a trial; yard by yard, it's hard; but inch by inch, it's a cinch.”
Gabrielle Giffords“People have told me that I'm courageous, but I have seen greater courage.”
Gabrielle Giffords“Countless hours of physical therapy - and the talents of the medical community - have brought me new movement in my right arm. It's fractional progress, and it took a long time, but my arm moves when I tell it to.”
Gabrielle Giffords“Senators say they fear the N.R.A. and the gun lobby. But I think that fear must be nothing compared to the fear the first graders in Sandy Hook Elementary School felt as their lives ended in a hail of bullets.”
Gabrielle Giffords“Generations of gun owners have taught their sons and daughters that it takes as much patience and skill to be a good shot as it does to be a good steward of a powerful weapon.”
Gabrielle Giffords“Mile by mile, it's a trial; yard by yard, it's hard; but inch by inch, it's a cinch.”
Gabrielle Giffords“The Congresswoman was depressed by the fact that a woman of her standing could no longer count on making it to the rest room "in time" during the extensive rehabilitation that followed her shooting. Her husband, commander of a space shuttle crew, encouraged her by identifying with her limitation. Even revered astronauts, he revealed, have bodily limits and have to rely on Huggies during extended launch exercises.”
Gabrielle Giffords, Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope