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 MULLINS
With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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 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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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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If it’s putting on a great dance record and rocking out in your apartment, do it. If kissing someone for 10 minutes makes you feel confident, do it.
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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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Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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