Capable Quote by Brian Mast

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

It's easy to think, 'Oh I could be able-bodied,' but throughout my life I always thought, 'Yeah but I could also be even more…

— Rosie Jones

I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.

— Natalie du Toit

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

— Jessica Long

People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that's not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle…

— Aimee Mullins

I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.

— Oscar Pistorius

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…

— Aimee Mullins

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

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

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

— Amy Purdy

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

— Rick Hansen