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 MULLINSI’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can’t possibly speak for a diverse group of people.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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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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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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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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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