Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
AIMEE MULLINSIt’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.
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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 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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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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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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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 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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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’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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I 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.
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