The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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 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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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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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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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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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can’t possibly speak for a diverse group of people.
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