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.
AIMEE MULLINSI 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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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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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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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being…that is the true glory of sport.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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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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At some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device – whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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