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.
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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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And I’m certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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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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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.
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Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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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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Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
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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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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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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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 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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With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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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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