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.
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.
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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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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 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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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’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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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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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