Stories to Comfort the Soul
A source page for quotes linked to Annette Funicello.
“Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.”
“Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.”
“The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.”
“Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.”
“MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is it always progressive.”
“Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s.”
“Dick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think.”
“My dear friend Jimmie Dodd was the heart and the soul of The Mickey Mouse Club.”
“I still don't know precisely why The Mickey Mouse Club ended when it did.”
“You don't have to pound your head after hearing a country song and wonder if you missed something.”
“As I travel across the country speaking about MS, perhaps I can offer others comfort and hope.”
“In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.”
“You have a deeper, wiser, loving self that you can always ask for help.”
“For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not.”
“At the beginning of 1955 only about 60 percent of American homes had TVs.”
“Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film”
“I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart”
“The Lord has been with me throughout my life. He's never let me down.”
“To some, the '50s were a decade marked by the banal, the predictable.”