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 MULLINSIf you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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 have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
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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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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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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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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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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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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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I hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
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