I hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
AIMEE MULLINSIf we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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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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I don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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I’m not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It’s just I don’t believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.
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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 have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
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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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I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
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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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