If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
AIMEE MULLINSThe only true disability is a crushed spirit
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn’t grow up being told that I was a disabled child.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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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.
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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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I said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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 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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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.
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