If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
AIMEE MULLINSConfidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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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I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
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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 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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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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And I’m certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.
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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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Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
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In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don’t turn me into a tragic heroine.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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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