I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
AIMEE MULLINSIt’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
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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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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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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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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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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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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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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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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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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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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