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  “From an identity standpoint, what does it mean to have a disability? Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.” — Aimee Mullins

  Aimee Mullins: It's not fair having 12 pairs of legs

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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. 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.” — Aimee Mullins

  Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity

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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. I think of it like my shadow — sometimes I see a lot of it, sometimes there’s very little, but it’s always with me.” — Aimee Mullins

  Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity

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