Am Quote by Aimee Mullins

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

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…

— Aimee Mullins

My disability is that I cannot use my legs. My handicap is your negative perception of that disability, and thus of me.

— Rick Hansen

I've had journalists asking me, 'What do we call you - is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?' I said, 'Well hopefully you…

— Aimee Mullins

There are plenty of people who have legs who are way more disabled than me.

— Amy Purdy

I've been a bilateral amputee since birth and don't know anything else.

— Jessica Long

I'm very able-bodied. There's not much that I can't do. It takes me a little bit more time. But if you hear 'bilateral amputee,'…

— Brian Mast

Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don't think of them as disabled. You amputate part of…

— Aimee Mullins

You're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have.

— Oscar Pistorius

We all need to say 'disabled' - because guess what? There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a disability. It makes you different. And there's…

— Dylan Alcott

When I first had my legs amputated, it was hard for me to be positive and feel pretty. Many people don't know that someone…

— Oksana Masters

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…

— Aimee Mullins