Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
AIMEE MULLINSI hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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Success means doing as excellent a job as you can on that particular day. The people I admire most aren’t necessarily the most wonderful athletes.
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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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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled.
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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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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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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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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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 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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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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