And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
AIMEE MULLINSBeauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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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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And I’m certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
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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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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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