KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Stella Young Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Stella Young

Showing 61-70 of 87 Quotes by Stella Young

When patronised, I'm unfortunately more flight than fight. Perhaps it's because I actually feel quite wounded.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


We often hear that people mean well: that so many just don't how to interact with people with disabilities. They're unsure of the 'right' reaction, so they default to condescension that makes them feel better in the face of their discomfort.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Let me make this clear: my impairment is such that without a wheelchair, I can't do very much for myself. I can't get out of bed. I can't get myself to the toilet. I certainly can't get myself to work.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I currently live independently without any funded support. I'm educated, and I'm employed. I enjoy paying my taxes and contributing to the economic life of Australia.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In days gone by, short-statured people were not only labelled as ugly, stupid and freakish, they were often owned by aristocrats and treated, at best, as entertainment and, at worst, as pets.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I have a condition that is included among the 200 or so classified as Dwarfism.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I am repeatedly asked in interviews exactly 'what's wrong' with me, and I always give them the same answer; I don't identify the name of my condition in an interview unless it's relevant to the context of the story.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In my own home, where I've been able to create an environment that works for me, I'm hardly disabled at all. I still have an impairment, and there are obviously some very restrictive things about that, but the impact of disability is less.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Let's not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The sentiment of those suggesting the Olympics and Paralympics be combined is no doubt well intentioned. But it also echoes the myth that disabled people want to be other than what we are - that we'd like nothing more than to be 'allowed in' with the able-bodied competitors.

~Stella Young

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Comedian

Born: February 24th, 1982

Died: December 6th, 2014

Links

Find Stella Young on Amazon

Related Authors

Lucille Ball
George Carlin
Rodney Dangerfield
W. C. Fields
Mitch Hedberg
Groucho Marx
Robin Williams
Steven Wright

Popular Authors

Alexander Graham Bell Kurt Cobain Queen Elizabeth Ii Mac Miller P. J. O'Rourke Joel Osteen Elvis Presley Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1819 - George Eliot

1921 - Rodney Dangerfield

1943 - Billie Jean King

1744 - Abigail Adams

1856 - Heber J. Grant

1857 - George Gissing

1869 - Andre Gide

1890 - Charles De Gaulle

1899 - Hoagy Carmichael

1912 - Doris Duke

Birthdays on November 22nd
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Communication Computers Dreams Legal Memorial Day Politics Society Sports