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Starting a company and being a founder is really hard, and most companies fail. You really have to have a deep commitment and belief in it and be willing to see it through many ups and downs.

~Aileen Lee

Topics: Being Belief Commitment Companies Company Deep Downs Fail Founder Hard Many Most Really See Starting Through Ups Ups And Downs Willing You

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I noticed, when I taught elementary school, how true the squeaky wheel thing is, and how endearing squeaky wheels can be! Because when you're being a squeaky wheel, you're also really letting people know who you are.

~Aimee Bender

Topics: Also Because Being Elementary Elementary School Endearing How Know Letting Noticed People Really School Taught Thing True Wheel Wheels Who You

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I don't eschew autobiographical writing, but I'm not interested in mine to be so straightforward. The things that tend to move me the most are often those that I have to figure out its meaning for myself. The human being's ability to make a metaphor to describe a human experience is just really cool.

~Aimee Bender

Topics: Ability Autobiographical Being Cool Describe Experience Figure Human Human Experience Interested Just Make Me Meaning Metaphor Mine Most Move Myself Not Interested Often Out Really Straightforward Tend Things Those Writing

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One of the things I've really gotten past in the last couple of years is the idea of being made uncomfortable by the way things appear, rather than how things are. Clearly in this business you have to contend with a lot of that.

~Aimee Mann

Topics: Appear Being Business Clearly Contend Couple Gotten How Idea Last Lot Made One Of The Things Past Rather Really Than Things Uncomfortable Way Years You

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Everybody kind of understands, Oh yeah you take drugs and it does something to your brain and then you can't stop. It's easier to describe that shame, that horrible feeling of not being able to control your own life.

~Aimee Mann

Topics: Able Being Brain Control Describe Does Easier Everybody Feeling Horrible Kind Life Oh Oh Yeah Own Shame Something Stop Take Then Understands Yeah You Your

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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness... their 'disability.' And I'm certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Ability About Anything Because Being Belief Certain Confidence Disability Everyone Feel Our Own Something Themselves Think Weakness Which I Think

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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

Topics: Any Being Child Community Disabilities Disabled Ever Felt Grow Grow Up Identity Me Never Ownership Up

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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

Topics: Being Case Disabilities Disability Does Everyone Insecurities Our People Presume Struggle Those

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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

Topics: Because Being Better Dialogue Far Kids Like Looking Me Nothing Now Seen Stare Starting Than Them Way Worse You

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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Able About Around Balanced Being Block Body Breathing Compromises Controlling Few Just Like Mind Pilates Run Stress Times

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