Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
AIMEE MULLINSBelief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
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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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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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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 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’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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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 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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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.
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There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled.
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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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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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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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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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