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When I was 8 years old I became a mute and was a mute until I was 13, and I thought of my whole body as an ear, so I can go into a crowd and sit still and absorb all sound. That talent or ability has lasted and served me until today.

— Maya Angelou

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was actually tone deaf until I had tumors in my ears - I had very small ear canals - removed. Once they fixed that, I was actually able to sing in a pleasant manner.

— Lauren Worsham

I have been aware, from the age of 6, that I had talent.

— Dennis Potter

I could read music and sing all the right notes at the right time. And over time, I literally found my voice, found a way to make sound.

— Caroline Shaw

I am fourth-generation deaf, which means everyone in my immediate family is deaf. So I grew up always having 100 percent accessibility to language and communication, which was wonderful and something so many deaf people don't have.

— Shoshannah Stern

When you are mute, you become a good listener - it's all one-way. You appreciate the written word. You appreciate the sound.

— James Earl Jones

I wasn't always someone who was talented. It was more that I was loud and loved a challenge.

— Jessie J

When I was 10 or 11 people started saying there was something special about my voice. But when I was 15 or 16 is when I really thought my hobby could become my career.

— Jessie J

I was born deaf, and I gained my hearing back when I was six months old - it was a miraculous event.

— Lindsay Pearce

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was born deaf. Sound never existed in my life, and this is completely normal to me.

— Nyle DiMarco

When I was young I knew I was deaf. I couldn't accept it.

— Marlee Matlin