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.
AIMEE MULLINSUps and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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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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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In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don’t turn me into a tragic heroine.
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For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn’t grow up being told that I was a disabled child.
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