You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
AIMEE MULLINSAt some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device – whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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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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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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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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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The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.
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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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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
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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 legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me – my mother’s side of the family have awful legs.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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