When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now,
AIMEE MULLINSTrue beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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I said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
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The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.
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I haven’t had an easy life, but at some point ,you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be.
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I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.
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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.
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is – before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful – do whatever makes you feel confident.
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Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can’t possibly speak for a diverse group of people.
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