People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
AIMEE MULLINSPeople presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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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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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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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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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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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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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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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