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.
AIMEE MULLINSAt some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device – whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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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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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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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now,
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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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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 admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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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 Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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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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