Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
AIMEE MULLINSIf 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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’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 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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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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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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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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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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I don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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