There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled.
AIMEE MULLINSYou know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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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 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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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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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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When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
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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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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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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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