Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
AIMEE MULLINSGiving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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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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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
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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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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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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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I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.
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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 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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