I’m not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It’s just I don’t believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.
AIMEE MULLINSIt’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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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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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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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now,
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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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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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