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Aimee Mullins Quotes

Life is about making your own happiness - and living by your own rules Picture Quote #1

Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first Picture Quote #1

We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt Picture Quote #1

You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person. And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact Picture Quote #1

I haven’t had an easy life, but at some point, you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be. I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too Picture Quote #1

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. 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 Picture Quote #1

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I want to be a Bond girl. Think about it - I have metal components in my legs, so when I go through airport security, I set off the alarms. But when they realize why I’m beeping, they let me through. What if I had weapons in my legs? I could take one off and pull out an Uzi! Legs Galore - that would be me! Picture Quote #1

I didn’t see how wearing prosthetics was quite so different from being born with flaming red hair in a crowd of black-haired babies, or being of a different religion from that of every other child in your area Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Part of the reason I wanted to model was to push the boundaries and challenge the perceptions of what a beautiful body is supposed to look like. Why should I feel any differently about looking good than anyone else? Picture Quote #1

I like it now when kids stare at me, because it is a way of starting a dialogue. And it is far better than them not looking at you at all. Nothing is worse than not being seen Picture Quote #1

People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone Picture Quote #1

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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part Picture Quote #1

Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part Picture Quote #1

The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home, you feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

At some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device - whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us Picture Quote #1

If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities we all have. It is our humanity and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful Picture Quote #1

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A couple of years ago, I had my DNA sequencing done, and it is all anonymous. When the results came back, my musculature type said, ‘most likely to be a sprinter.’ Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled Picture Quote #1

The legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me - my mother’s side of the family have awful legs Picture Quote #1

I didn’t want to be written about as a human-interest story. I didn’t want to be a passing thing. You know, now we move on to the fat girl who had her stomach stapled. I didn’t want to become a gimmick: the disabled model Picture Quote #1

The flesh and bone leg is just beautiful. It’s elegant. You know, when it’s working, it’s incredible. But if it’s not working, well, you know, your life is certainly far from over Picture Quote #1

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If you would ask me at 15 years old if I would have traded prosthetics for flesh and bone legs, I wouldn’t have hesitated for a second. I aspired to that kind of normalcy back then. But if you ask me today, I’m not so sure Picture Quote #1

Kids are naturally curious about what they don’t know, or don’t understand, or what is foreign to them. They only learn to be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that way and censors that natural curiosity Picture Quote #1

Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life Picture Quote #1

Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times Picture Quote #1

If you’re an athlete and you completely focus on the body, you’re missing other components. Similarly, if you’re trying to broaden your mind but not also being attentive to your sense of humour and your spirit, then you’re not going to grow and develop so fast Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Life is about making your own happiness - and living by your own rules (Aimee Mullins Quotes) Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt (Aimee Mullins Quotes) You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person. And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact (Aimee Mullins Quotes) I haven’t had an easy life, but at some point, you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be. 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 Mullins Quotes) 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. 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 (Aimee Mullins Quotes) I want to be a Bond girl. Think about it - I have metal components in my legs, so when I go through airport security, I set off the alarms. But when they realize why I’m beeping, they let me through. What if I had weapons in my legs? I could take one off and pull out an Uzi! Legs Galore - that would be me! (Aimee Mullins Quotes) I didn’t see how wearing prosthetics was quite so different from being born with flaming red hair in a crowd of black-haired babies, or being of a different religion from that of every other child in your area. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) 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. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) Part of the reason I wanted to model was to push the boundaries and challenge the perceptions of what a beautiful body is supposed to look like. Why should I feel any differently about looking good than anyone else? (Aimee Mullins Quotes) I like it now when kids stare at me, because it is a way of starting a dialogue. And it is far better than them not looking at you at all. Nothing is worse than not being seen. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home, you feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) 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. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) At some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device - whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us (Aimee Mullins Quotes) If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities we all have. It is our humanity and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) A couple of years ago, I had my DNA sequencing done, and it is all anonymous. When the results came back, my musculature type said, ‘most likely to be a sprinter.’ (Aimee Mullins Quotes) 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. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) The legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me - my mother’s side of the family have awful legs. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) I didn’t want to be written about as a human-interest story. I didn’t want to be a passing thing. You know, now we move on to the fat girl who had her stomach stapled. I didn’t want to become a gimmick: the disabled model. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) The flesh and bone leg is just beautiful. It’s elegant. You know, when it’s working, it’s incredible. But if it’s not working, well, you know, your life is certainly far from over. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) If you would ask me at 15 years old if I would have traded prosthetics for flesh and bone legs, I wouldn’t have hesitated for a second. I aspired to that kind of normalcy back then. But if you ask me today, I’m not so sure. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) Kids are naturally curious about what they don’t know, or don’t understand, or what is foreign to them. They only learn to be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that way and censors that natural curiosity. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) If you’re an athlete and you completely focus on the body, you’re missing other components. Similarly, if you’re trying to broaden your mind but not also being attentive to your sense of humour and your spirit, then you’re not going to grow and develop so fast. (Aimee Mullins Quotes) 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. (Aimee Mullins Quotes)

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