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" I feel like I can see the music and can see how the character of the music actually flows. For me, that's music to my eyes. "
Nyle DiMarco
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Eyes
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" I had to live with the models in one big house for two months, 24 hours a day. Only a few of them actually learned how to sign... I couldn't really communicate with anybody, and I felt isolated. "
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" I would love to work with Mario Testino. I respect all the work he has done and is doing. "
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" I am the fourth generation of being deaf. "
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" Right before 'ANTM,' I was offered a recurring role for the TV show 'Switched at Birth.' I had to pick one because both of the shows were happening at the same time. I couldn't choose, though, so decided to let my dog Foxy decide. She picked 'ANTM!' "
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" When I signed up for 'Dancing with the Stars,' I was nervous. If I threw everything off, there are 10-15 million people watching, and that would be a negative viewpoint of deaf people, and I didn't want that. "
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" Own your identity. Love who you are in the world. Love your deafness. "
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" Since I knew my deaf identity since birth, it wasn't hard for me to be comfortable, confident, and independent in a hearing world. "
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" I love to cook breakfast. I am a morning person. "
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" I'm ready to take the world by storm and have them look at me and say, 'Deaf people can dance.' "
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" I'm fortunate to have blue eyes! "
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Blue
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" I was born deaf. Sound never existed in my life, and this is completely normal to me. "
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" Seriously, I don't find not being able to hear an obstacle or a boundary. For me, and for many of us, it is an advantage, and it's a part of my identity, in fact. It's a huge part of who I am. "
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" In middle school, I had the best math teacher I've ever had, and he was deaf... and I felt inspired by him. I knew from then on that I wanted to be a math teacher. "
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" My mom did a great job because ever since I was born, she would put me into any type of sporting activity with hearing teams. "
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