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’?
AIMEE MULLINSSuccess 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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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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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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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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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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If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
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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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