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I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Any Before Believe Body Confidence Ever More Part Said Sexier Than I Believe

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It's factual to say I am a bilateral-below-the-knee amputee. I think it's subjective opinion as to whether or not I am disabled because of that. That's just me.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Am Because Disabled Factual Just Me Opinion Say Subjective Think Whether I Think I Am

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Kids are naturally curious about what they don't know, or don't understand, or what is foreign to them. They only learn to be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that way and censors that natural curiosity.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: About Adult Behave Curiosity Curious Differences Foreign Frightened Influences Kids Know Learn Natural Naturally Only Them Those Understand Way

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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.

~Aimee Mullins

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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 we all have. It is our humanity and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Beautiful Celebrate Disabilities Discover Full Full Potential Glorious Heartbreaking Humanity Makes Need Our Potential Strengths Those Us Want Within

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If you would ask me at 15 years old if I would have traded prosthetics for flesh and bone legs, I wouldn't have hesitated for a second. I aspired to that kind of normalcy back then. But if you ask me today, I'm not so sure.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Ask Aspired Back Bone Flesh Kind Legs Me Normalcy Old Second Sure Then Today Traded Would Years You

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The flesh and bone leg is just beautiful. It's elegant. You know, when it's working, it's incredible. But if it's not working, well, you know, your life is certainly far from over.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Beautiful Bone Certainly Elegant Far Flesh Incredible Just Know Leg Life Over Well Working You Your

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It's hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I'm on stilts!

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Enough Hard Heels High High Heels Walk Women

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I didn't want to be written about as a human-interest story. I didn't want to be a passing thing. You know, now we move on to the fat girl who had her stomach stapled. I didn't want to become a gimmick: the disabled model.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: About Become Disabled Fat Gimmick Girl Had Her Know Model Move Move On Now Passing Stomach Story Thing Want Who Written You

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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. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Able About Around Balanced Being Block Body Breathing Compromises Controlling Few Just Like Mind Pilates Run Stress Times

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: Unknown

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