Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
AIMEE MULLINSThe 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m 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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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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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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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