Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
AIMEE MULLINSYou know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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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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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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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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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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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