Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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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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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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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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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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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around 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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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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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 have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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I said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
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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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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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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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When 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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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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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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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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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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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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