Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
AIMEE MULLINSSuccess isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.
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When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now,
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I’m not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It’s just I don’t believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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You feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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