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.
AIMEE MULLINSIf left to their own devices a child will achieve.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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At some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device – whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
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If it’s putting on a great dance record and rocking out in your apartment, do it. If kissing someone for 10 minutes makes you feel confident, do it.
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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.
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Success means doing as excellent a job as you can on that particular day. The people I admire most aren’t necessarily the most wonderful athletes.
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I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
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With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can’t possibly speak for a diverse group of people.
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