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.
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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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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I hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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 feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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