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 MULLINSWe 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being…that is the true glory of sport.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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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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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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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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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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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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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