Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
AIMEE MULLINSI hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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Success means doing as excellent a job as you can on that particular day. The people I admire most aren’t necessarily the most wonderful athletes.
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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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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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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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
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