Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
AIMEE MULLINSOur responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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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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In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don’t turn me into a tragic heroine.
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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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I said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
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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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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
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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’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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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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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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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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