Michael Buffer Quotes

I want to stand on a platform in the middle of Times Square and shout, 'You do not have to battle your Crohn's disease alone.'

I will be a role model for cancer patients for the rest of my life. But you know what? When I was getting chemo, those people inspired me.

I've sort of knocked cancer down to size. It shouldn't be something that makes people uncomfortable.

There's nothing greater than just having people that pick you up when you get knocked down.

People come up to me and say somebody in their family has cancer, and we appreciate what you do, and we appreciate your fight, and don't give up, we love your attitude.

Poetry can't cure cancer, but it can save your life until you die.

I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.

I'm lucky to have a great support system in my friends and some of my family. If you have those people that you trust, go ahead and fall back into them and let them be your hammock and cocoon and let them embrace you.

The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.

My family and I participate in 'Cycle for Survival.' it was started by a friend of my wife's who lost his wife to a rare form of cancer.

Every single day, I get letters - very moving, overwhelming letters - testifying how much my books have meant to people in times of crisis in their lives, when they were very ill, say. If I ever doubted that writing could play an important part in people's lives, I don't doubt that now.

I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.

Through the 'It's About Ability' campaign and with parents and other members of society, we have created a social family for children with disabilities.

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

I have the most amazing support network around me.

I guess my religious faith sustained me more than anything else. Family is also very important. If I didn't have children, it would have been too difficult. Even if you are strong, you still need people who would support you all the way.

I see courage everywhere I go in Africa.

All I have are the people.

As I travel across the country speaking about MS, perhaps I can offer others comfort and hope.

A lot of songs are empowering because everybody who has been through a hard time in a relationship or in their lives can relate to it.

My inner strength comes from my friends. I have a very close group of friends and family, and we all help each other through our dark times.

I like to go see films that give me courage and hope.

People have responded to my stories so well. They come up after a show and say things like, 'Your album really helped me,' or 'I have stage four cancer. I'm terminally ill.' Somebody told me it gave them the courage to die.

I have met women who said, 'I started reading you when I sat in the chemo chair, and it made me feel better.' That is as humbling as it gets, to know that you, in some way, made the worst day of their life a little bit better.