You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
AIMEE MULLINSIt’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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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 idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home.
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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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.
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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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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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In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don’t turn me into a tragic heroine.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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