You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
AIMEE MULLINSIt’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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I hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
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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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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now,
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