Leigh Anne Tuohy

“Everybody takes risks everyday, it's what you choose to take a risk on.”

“There's kids falling through the cracks of this society every, single day.”

“I love Michael Oher as much as I love my two biological children. There's no difference in them.”

“There are so many unsung heroes in communities across America who demonstrate unconditional love and support by taking on the responsibility of fostering and then adopting children in their care.”

“Every community in this world has Michael Ohers wandering around and if they are given the opportunity and the resources, who knows what they can become?”

“Everyone has value they just may not have the opportunity to be in the longitude and latitude that you were born in and it is our responsibility to help those who cannot help themselves.”

“I'm very thick-skinned.”

“Racism is alive and well in this country; we have to learn how to love someone who doesn't look like us.”

“My hope is that each day my actions will inspire others to live differently.”

“Most people in the country can't name an offensive lineman, period, and that's good. They're supposed to be the unsung heroes, the guys behind the scene.”

“One simple small positive thought can change your entire day and probably someone else's as well!”

“Many, many, many wonderful things have come from 'The Blind Side.'”

“In our house, we believe that the kid with the cure for cancer is walking around in inner city Memphis or Tampa or New York.”

“I tell people all the time, nothing exciting happens to you in your comfort zone. Nothing.”

“We realize we do have a mission. We have the opportunity to change lives.”

“We have to get up in the morning and do what's right, and if that offends people then they're just going to have to be offended.”

“So much in life you take for granted.”

“In this world we live in, racism is alive and well in all venues. We immediately categorize people, and that's just not right. As a country, we have to stop judging people.”

“Given opportunity and love, you can really change someone's life around.”

“To me, when I look at Michael, the only down side of it is, you sit there and go, 'If someone as immensely talented as Michael Oher, that society pretty much didn't value, almost falls through the cracks, can you imagine who gets left behind?'”