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.
AIMEE MULLINSUps and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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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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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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I hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
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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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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 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.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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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 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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An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being…that is the true glory of sport.
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