Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
AIMEE MULLINSAdversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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 insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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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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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is – before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful – do whatever makes you feel confident.
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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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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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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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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