Amy Purdy Quotes & Sayings

Instead of looking at our challenges and limitations as something negative or bad, we can begin to look at them as blessings, magnificent gifts that can be used to ignite our imaginations and help us go further than we ever knew we could go. — Amy Purdy

It's not about breaking down borders. It's about pushing off of them, and seeing what amazing places they might bring us. — Amy Purdy

We all have disabilities. Just some are more visible than others. We all have challenges, we all have obstacles — Amy Purdy

You don't always have to have the most amazing story. It's learning to share the story you have that counts. — Amy Purdy

When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life; Only True Disability Is in Our Mind. — Amy Purdy

It's believing in those dreams and facing our fears head on that allows us to live our lives beyond our limits. — Amy Purdy

When we embrace the things that make us unique, our true and remarkable capabilities are revealed — Amy Purdy

Our borders and our obstacles can only do two things: (1) stop us in our tracks, or (2) force us to get creative. — Amy Purdy

We can either see our circumstances as a set of random cruelties and then allow those hardships to turn us into bitter victims; or we can recognize the fact that, though we may never comprehend why hard things happen, they do, and when they do, we can reach for a larger purpose beyond the pain. — Amy Purdy

We live as if we know how everything will turn out. I certainly lived that way. But we don't know anything. Really, we don't. — Amy Purdy

If your life were a book, and you were the author, how would you want your story to go? — Amy Purdy

But the truth is that I don't want to simply offer others a fleeting moment of "inspiration." I want my story to spark real change. An aha moment becomes most meaningful when it leads us to do more. Dream bigger. Move past our so-called limitations. Defy expectations. Bounce back with the resilience that every single one of us was born with. I didn't write this book because I want you to say, "Wow, look at what that girl overcame - good for her." I'm sharing my story because I want you to see what's possible in your own life. Right here. Right now. Starting the second you pick up your pen and create your own amazing narrative. The words of the Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu have always resonated with me: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." What follows is my first step. My first stumble. My first dance. My first dream. — Amy Purdy