With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
AIMEE MULLINSI don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I haven’t had an easy life, but at some point ,you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be.
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And I’m certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.
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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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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn’t grow up being told that I was a disabled child.
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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home.
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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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