You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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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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 only true disability is a crushed spirit
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The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is – before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful – do whatever makes you feel confident.
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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn’t grow up being told that I was a disabled child.
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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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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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