Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
AIMEE MULLINSGiving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
AIMEE MULLINSOur responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
AIMEE MULLINSI have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
AIMEE MULLINSWhen I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now,
AIMEE MULLINSI 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.
AIMEE MULLINSI haven’t had an easy life, but at some point ,you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be.
AIMEE MULLINSThe only true disability is a crushed spirit
AIMEE MULLINSYou 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 MULLINSIt’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
AIMEE MULLINSThere’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.
AIMEE MULLINSPamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
AIMEE MULLINSI admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
AIMEE MULLINSI like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
AIMEE MULLINSIf 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.
AIMEE MULLINSEveryone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
AIMEE MULLINSI would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
AIMEE MULLINS