Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
AIMEE MULLINSWith L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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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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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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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 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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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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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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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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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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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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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 hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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