Aimee Mullins Quotes
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The rule of improvisation I took to heart was, 'Don't think.' I tend to over-think things, so that was a big lesson for me.
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I've been in more laps than a napkin.
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Feminism is dead. The movement is absolutely dead. The women's movement tried to suppress dissident voices for way too long. There's no room for dissent.
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To try to fix the future is a manifest absurdity.
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I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.
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In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.
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Remember, China is the largest country in the world, so they have the confidence, the capital and resources to create large companies.
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When I find the right information, the Web is a blessing; when I don't, it's a distraction.
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Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.
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Press conferences aren't the best thing to do, but it's part of the job.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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Would they call me a diva if I were a guy?
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I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country? And they are also hard work and responsibility.
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This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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Good God, if our civilization were to sober up for a couple of days it'd die of remorse on the third.
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At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.
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I had great English teachers in high school who first piqued my interest in Shakespeare. Each year, we read a different play - 'Othello,' 'Julius Caesar,' 'Macbeth,' 'Hamlet' - and I was the nerd in class who would memorize soliloquies just for the fun of it.
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What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it.
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I am a naturally buoyant person. I am a naturally energetic person... always have been. I have to say that it's important for everyone, but especially for women (given our bone density issues) to walk - even ambling for a couple of miles is better than not walking at all.
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It's hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I'm on stilts!
