I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
AIMEE MULLINSWhen I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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 Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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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 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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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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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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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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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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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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When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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I said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
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