Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘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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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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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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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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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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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don’t turn me into a tragic heroine.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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