You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
AIMEE MULLINSWe 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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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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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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I haven’t had an easy life, but at some point ,you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be.
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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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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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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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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’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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