In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
AIMEE MULLINSAnd 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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’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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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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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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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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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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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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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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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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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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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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