American - Athlete | 1976 -
I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
Aimee Mullins
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I have found great power in taking my 'difference' out for a spin in a very public way. And usually, the worst, most personally embarrassing thing you imagine in your mind is often not anywhere near as bad in real life.
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I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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Life is about making your own happiness - and living by your own rules.
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'Triumph over tragedy' - how pathetic! I think people are generally freaked out that I'm multifaceted. You don't hear people saying, 'Gwyneth Paltrow won an Oscar - and she's blonde!'
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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'
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With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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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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Whether it is your height, your weight or your skin, someone is going to pick on something and make fun of it. My legs were just a more obvious target.
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The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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