I have found great power in taking my 'difference' out for a spin in a very public way. And usually, the worst, most personally embarrassing thing you imagine in your mind is often not anywhere near as bad in real life. Aimee Mullins More Quotes by Aimee Mullins More Quotes From Aimee Mullins The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people's cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home, you feel impacted by not having it. It's an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day. Aimee Mullins phonescellshome Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I've been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times. Aimee Mullins roller-coasterget-bettergiving-up A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do. Aimee Mullins provebodylife-is When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now, I feel that I've lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability. Aimee Mullins madattitudemen True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves. Aimee Mullins true-beautyinner-beauty Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled. Aimee Mullins prostheticsdisabledbody I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all. Aimee Mullins disabledhateway If left to their own devices a child will achieve. Aimee Mullins devicesachievechildren 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. 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. Aimee Mullins amputeesissuespeople 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 Mullins triumphwork-outwho-i-am 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. Aimee Mullins growing-upcommunitychildren 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. Aimee Mullins sorryrunningbelieve It's an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it's very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled. Aimee Mullins amputeesopinionfacts In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.' Aimee Mullins athleticspossibilityideas In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine. Aimee Mullins interviewsstoriessports 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. 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. Aimee Mullins kissingsleepbeautiful The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation. Aimee Mullins championinnovationindividuality You know, I think there are certain words like 'illegitimate' that should not be used to describe a person. And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact. Aimee Mullins impacttechnologythinking 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. I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks. Aimee Mullins girlplayersoftball At some point in every person's life, you will need an assisted medical device - whether it's your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us. Aimee Mullins hipsglassesage
