The only true disability is a crushed spirit
AIMEE MULLINSI have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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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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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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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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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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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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I’m not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It’s just I don’t believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.
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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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You feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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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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Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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Success means doing as excellent a job as you can on that particular day. The people I admire most aren’t necessarily the most wonderful athletes.
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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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The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is – before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful – do whatever makes you feel confident.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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