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.
AIMEE MULLINSThe 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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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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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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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I don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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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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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