I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
AIMEE MULLINSOur responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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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 Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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If 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.
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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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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I 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.
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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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