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 MULLINSI like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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 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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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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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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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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.
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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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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.
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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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