I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
AIMEE MULLINSI’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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 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’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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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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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 feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn’t grow up being told that I was a disabled child.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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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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