We 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.
AIMEE MULLINSAnd certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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. 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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The legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me – my mother’s side of the family have awful legs.
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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
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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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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 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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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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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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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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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 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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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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