I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
AIMEE MULLINSPamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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The legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me – my mother’s side of the family have awful legs.
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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If 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.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being…that is the true glory of sport.
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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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