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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.

Aimee Mullins

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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Awful Family Given Leg Mode More Mother Nature Perfect
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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Going Heroine Human Interest Interview Refuse Sport Story Tragic
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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Beautiful Broken Heart Discover Humanity Potential
Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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Afraid Challenge Everyone Getting Good Motivation Softball Sport
I don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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Amputee Arm Bone Cerebral Flesh Know Leg Palsy
I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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Advocate Disability Human Interest Issue
Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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Adversity Care Easy Meet Prepare Responsibility Simply Well
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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Disable Double Fact Make Objective Opinion Subjective
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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Ability Belief Confidence Disability Undermine
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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Adapt All Bullet Everything Instant Point See Stuff Triumph
Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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Belted Coaster Constant Down Life Roller Thousand Time Up
I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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Around Disability Evolution Feel Lived Regard Some
I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can’t possibly speak for a diverse group of people.
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Advocate Amputee Disability Human Interest Issue People
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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Dinner Home Mum Night Paper Round Work
With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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Everything Mean Model
I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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Believe Body Confidence Part Sexy

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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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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