Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
AIMEE MULLINSYou know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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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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 feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being…that is the true glory of sport.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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