I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
AIMEE MULLINSYou know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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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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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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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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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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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’m not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It’s just I don’t believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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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 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’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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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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