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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
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“The opportunity of adversity,” TEDMED 2009, October 2009, 08:20–08:30; Two complete consecutive sentences. Mullins explicitly says she does not diminish the weight of anyone’s struggle. This is her own statement; the Darwin attribution later in the talk is not used.
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“The opportunity of adversity,” TEDMED 2009, October 2009, 08:20–08:30
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  • ted.comChecked using manual, 20 October 2026“The opportunity of adversity,” TEDMED 2009, October 2009, 08:20–08:30; Two complete consecutive sentences. Mullins explicitly says she does not diminish the weight of anyone’s struggle. This is her own statement; the Darwin attribution later in the talk is not used.

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