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.
AIMEE MULLINSI’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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 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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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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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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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her 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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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