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 MULLINSI think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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 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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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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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’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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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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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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