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 MULLINSWhen 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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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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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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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