The only true disability is a crushed spirit
AIMEE MULLINSOur insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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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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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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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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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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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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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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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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