Hubert H. Humphrey

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

American Politician

Gil Gerard

Prior to that I produced a couple of TV movies for CBS, but the truth of the matter is that I burned out for a couple of years. I didn't do anything for a while, apart from taking up golf, for which I got a four handicap.

American Actor

Heather Mac Donald

No one has advanced the argument that all-male fighting forces have been handicapped in their war-making abilities over the millennia because they did not include women in their ranks.

American Editor

Henri Nouwen

People with handicaps teach me that being is more important than doing, the heart is more important than the mind, and caring together is better than caring alone.

Dutch Clergyman

Floor Jansen

I didn't think of my pregnancy as a handicap for one minute, but having said that, I think the only big challenge was being so tired all the time.

Dutch Musician

Angela Merkel

To grow up in the neighborhood of handicapped people was an important experience for me. I learned back then to treat them in a very normal way.

German Statesman

Yehuda Berg

The truth is that we were born to have it all. And part of our handicap as adults is that we no longer understand our potential.

American Clergyman

Kelly Reilly

My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.

English Actress

Ray Kroc

While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.

American Businessman

Ken Buck

In my life, I'd like to play more golf and, and get a decent handicap.

Be cautious as 'handicap' can be seen as outdated or offensive; use 'disability' or 'challenge' instead.

Sensitivity Matters

Understand 'handicap' as a limitation, either of the body or the mind, affecting activities.

Physical or Mental

In sports, 'handicap' levels the competition by giving advantages to weaker players or teams.

Fair Play

Though often numeric, handicaps can also be other modifications, like a head start in a race.

Not Always Numbers

When 'handicap' is a verb, it means putting at a disadvantage, not just about physical conditions.

Beyond Disability

As a verb, 'handicap' sometimes implies a temporary challenge rather than a permanent condition.

Temporary Setback

In horse racing, 'handicap' is used specifically for assessing horses' abilities to even out chances.

Racing Specific

'Handicap' in horse racing often involves adding weight to faster horses as a balancing factor.

Weighing in

 most come with a lot of handicaps, most are homeless and many are in foster care. Almost all of my kids live below poverty. But with those seeds, from day one, we are growing in my classroom, and this is what it looks like in my classroom. And you see how attentive these kids are to these seeds.

Stephen Ritz: A teacher...

 Of course, they'll never be there, as long as this is in that condition. Then because the relationship between the retail is destroyed, we pop a handicapped ramp on that, and then to make ourselves feel better, we put a nature Band-Aid in front of it. And that's how we do it.

James Kunstler: How bad...

 All of my life I have sought to understand the universe and find answers to these questions. I have been very lucky that my disability has not been a serious handicap. Indeed, it has probably given me more time than most people to pursue the quest for knowledge.

Questioning the universe...

 And we're able to call the diver, and say, dive's pretty much over. Down here, ropes signals are the only way to call for help. But as the body's core temperature decreases, one of the first handicaps is loss of dexterity. And at these temperatures, regulators

Under Sea Ice in...

 Instead of a fitness indicator, scientists invoke a handicap principle. The most commonly cited example of a handicap is the peacock's tail. This beautiful but cumbersome tail doesn't exactly help the peacock

How your brain decides...

 obstacles like fallen trees so she's evidently accommodating the female with the you know the handicap because she's keeping up with the group otherwise she would just get lost in the forest left

Disabled Baby Elephant...

 we handicap ourselves as if we would with any other birthright that we have. We hold ourselves back. Little exercise just for a close your eyes and try to imagine a world without play.

Steve Keil: A manifesto...

 be affecting what you can hear now we had a question from oh no I've gone black no maids can you help me out quickly I had a question from handicap which I can't remember the question

Introducing a New Baby...

 stalled, maimed, wounded, mangled, lame, mutilated, run-down, worn-out, weakened, impotent, castrated, paralyzed, handicapped, senile, decrepit, laid-up, done-up, done-for, done-in

The opportunity of...

 to understand the universe and find answers to these questions I have been very lucky that my disability has not been a serious handicap indeed it has