“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.”

Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.

I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.

And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.

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.

You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.

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.

Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.

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.

I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.

With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.

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.

The legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me – my mother’s side of the family have awful legs.

You feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.

The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.

It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.

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.

The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.

And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.

For the Cro-Magnons, space is a metaphysical arena of continually intermittent appearances and disappearances.

For home games, I bring my clothes to the arena. I bring two different outfits that I can pick after the game. Road game, I got to wear what I walk in with.

I’ve always been alone. I grew up alone. I like it that way. Even when I’m in an arena surrounded by 10,000 people, I’m alone in my head.

Well, clearly Apple is a role model of the American innovation whereby it produced all these products – iPod, iPhone, iPad – that are really now dominating all the technology arena in the world.

People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.

I’d still prefer to do five nights at a club than one night at Allstate Arena.