If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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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Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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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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The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
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