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.
Quotes to Explore
-
When something happens far back in the past, people often can't recall exact details. Blame depends upon point of view. There may be a villain, but reality is frustrating because it's often ambiguous.
-
We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us.
-
NASA should start thinking about this planet.
-
You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
-
Me writing about tennis is like a baker baking bread.
-
I hate being asked how I met my husband and very personal questions like that. I don't like that. People are too nosey. Intelligent questions I like, but sometimes people ask such silly, dopey ones.
-
A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
-
To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.
-
Singing in Yiddish was a great thrill for me and came about through Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater.
-
No characters in 'Stay Close,' including the leads, are black and white. I want them to be grey. I think that makes for a much more interesting reading experience, something that will stay with you a little bit longer.
-
I need something to do when I'm not working, or I crawl up the walls. So I've just taken up kung fu. I was looking for some kind of calming, relaxing activity. I tried yoga, but it wasn't really me.
-
Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear.
-
I actually have no style whatsoever. I'm the worst. I have people I talk to, and I say, 'Please tell me how to dress because I don't know what I'm doing.' The biggest thing for me is my mom. I'm like, 'Mom, do I look good?' If she says yes, I'm good to go.
-
When I was in college, I used to love to watch football on Sundays.
-
The fact that hype exists doesn't prove that something is not important.
-
Native trees are so important to our ecosystem.
-
I'm not afraid of change, let's put it that way.
-
I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
-
I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
-
I know my body's limits. I've never enjoyed Spin classes, where they're like, 'Push it further!' I'm like, 'No. If I pull something, I can't work tomorrow.' That's why I gave up Bikram yoga.
-
I also think a Hot Mom is someone who can connect with what's current in her kids' world.
-
The single most important thing in coaching is turning out educated kids who are ready for society.
-
Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
-
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.
