Quotes by Model | Beyond Motive 11/15

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Quotes by Model

"I play the piano and have been playing since I was 7, mainly classical Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart."

"I play the piano and have been playing since I was 7, mainly classical Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart."

Kiana Tom, American Model

25

"Money doesn't buy class."

"Money doesn't buy class."

Kiana Tom, American Model

25

"I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots."

"I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots."

Tyra Banks, American Model

25

"I've got ten pairs of trainers. That's one for every day of the week."

"I've got ten pairs of trainers. That's one for every day of the week."

Samantha Fox, English Model

25

"Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other."

"Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Acting, Nothing

24

"I was amazed at the support that I got when I was in there. And when I came out people knew that I was back on track. I was interested in working again."

"I was amazed at the support that I got when I was in there. And when I came out people knew that I was back on track. I was interested in working again."

Kate Moss, English Model

People, Support

24

"I'm not part of the cultural elite. I'm a down-home girl. Always have been, always will be."

"I'm not part of the cultural elite. I'm a down-home girl. Always have been, always will be."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

24

"I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show."

"I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Woman, Women, Business, Stars, Talk

24

"Kids will not listen to that. They're going to experiment no matter what, so you have to be honest."

"Kids will not listen to that. They're going to experiment no matter what, so you have to be honest."

Jenny McCarthy, American Model

24

"Like most women, I hate when a guy tries to pick me up by saying, You are the hottest girl I've ever seen. It's totally unrealistic. There are beautiful women everywhere."

"Like most women, I hate when a guy tries to pick me up by saying, You are the hottest girl I've ever seen. It's totally unrealistic. There are beautiful women everywhere."

Karen McDougal, American Model

Woman, Women, Hate, Saying

24

"The only song I can sing is "Lady in Red" so that must tell you how great it must have been."

"The only song I can sing is "Lady in Red" so that must tell you how great it must have been."

Diane Kruger, German Model

24

"Most of the reason I work out now is not for the external - it's for how I feel. I find working out gives me more energy. I started eight days after he was born."

"Most of the reason I work out now is not for the external - it's for how I feel. I find working out gives me more energy. I started eight days after he was born."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

Work, Energy, Now, Reason

24

"They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind."

"They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

God, Thought, Woman

24

"It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is."

"It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Experience, Life

24

"I'm not sure exactly how gossiping about my life with my audience really helps them."

"I'm not sure exactly how gossiping about my life with my audience really helps them."

Tyra Banks, American Model

24

"They are very healthy. Yes, they were sucking and breathing on their own and everything when they came out. So there was no need to stay in the hospital. So we took them home the next day."

"They are very healthy. Yes, they were sucking and breathing on their own and everything when they came out. So there was no need to stay in the hospital. So we took them home the next day."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

24

"I would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty."

"I would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty."

Diane Kruger, German Model

Movies, Being, Pretty

24

"I like when my man is worldly, knows the finer things in life, is well traveled, educated. It's important to me that he's able to talk to all types of people, from doctors to dishwashers."

"I like when my man is worldly, knows the finer things in life, is well traveled, educated. It's important to me that he's able to talk to all types of people, from doctors to dishwashers."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Life, People, Doctors, Man

24

"Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again."

"Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again."

Caprice Bourret, American Model

24

"There is good in everything; it's just how you choose to look at it. Everything that's worth it has a price. For me to be a model - I had to leave my family. Do you think I liked that? No! There are sacrifices. Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow."

"There is good in everything; it's just how you choose to look at it. Everything that's worth it has a price. For me to be a model - I had to leave my family. Do you think I liked that? No! There are sacrifices. Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Life, Family, Challenge, Worth

24

"The roughest part of that lifestyle is the travel and early mornings."

"The roughest part of that lifestyle is the travel and early mornings."

Josie Maran, American Model

24

"But you see, that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely."

"But you see, that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

Fashion, Lonely, Prison

24

"I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy."

"I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

24

"I like to walk around my apartment naked. I like sitting around in the nude watching sports, actually."

"I like to walk around my apartment naked. I like sitting around in the nude watching sports, actually."

Kylie Bax, New Zealander Model

24

"I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people."

"I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people."

Tyra Banks, American Model

People, Restaurants

24

"The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately."

"The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately."

Catherine Bell, British Model

Business, Being, Pretty, Woman

24

"It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into your life who is not genetically yours is one of the most beautiful things you can do. But I'm also interested in having my own baby, too."

"It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into your life who is not genetically yours is one of the most beautiful things you can do. But I'm also interested in having my own baby, too."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Life, Baby, Want, Years

24

"I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling."

"I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

America, Holiday

24

"For me, just being on the cover of a magazine wasn't enough. I began to think, what value is there in doing something in which you have no creative input?"

"For me, just being on the cover of a magazine wasn't enough. I began to think, what value is there in doing something in which you have no creative input?"

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

24

"I went out with this boy on the proviso that he didn't tell anybody we were together. The idiot didn't keep his mouth shut. I dumped him. I never went out with a boy from school again."

"I went out with this boy on the proviso that he didn't tell anybody we were together. The idiot didn't keep his mouth shut. I dumped him. I never went out with a boy from school again."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

24

"I came here when I was almost 22. I'm perfectly bilingual, but I'm never going to sound like Sandra Bullock."

"I came here when I was almost 22. I'm perfectly bilingual, but I'm never going to sound like Sandra Bullock."

Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican Model

24

"I'm on VH1 now, will be working on ITV's This Morning again from September."

"I'm on VH1 now, will be working on ITV's This Morning again from September."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

24

"The only foreplay I really need is for a guy to kiss my hip bone. The hip is the most erotic and neglected body part. Kiss the hip bone with your lips."

"The only foreplay I really need is for a guy to kiss my hip bone. The hip is the most erotic and neglected body part. Kiss the hip bone with your lips."

Karen McDougal, American Model

24

"I really only ever go on sun holidays so in my experience I prepare myself for the beach."

"I really only ever go on sun holidays so in my experience I prepare myself for the beach."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Experience, Beach, Holidays, Sun

24

"I don't spend much money on clothes; I never did."

"I don't spend much money on clothes; I never did."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

24

"The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job."

"The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job."

Carre Otis, American Model

Dress, Job, Pressure

24

"I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself."

"I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Friendship, Friends, Personality, Weight

23

"I don't believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them."

"I don't believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Children, Choices, Support

23

"Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is longer than drugs and alcohol."

"Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is longer than drugs and alcohol."

Carre Otis, American Model

Food, Alcohol, Drugs, Eating

23

"She's 32, and she has three children. She loves to be pregnant but she doesn't want anymore children in her life. So she decided to help another couple. And she's just been amazing."

"She's 32, and she has three children. She loves to be pregnant but she doesn't want anymore children in her life. So she decided to help another couple. And she's just been amazing."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Life, Children, Help, Want

23

"I never thought to ever ask for money. I was so stupid."

"I never thought to ever ask for money. I was so stupid."

Anna Nicole Smith, American Model

23

"If you want to stay in the business then you've got to be a bit shrewd, haven't you?"

"If you want to stay in the business then you've got to be a bit shrewd, haven't you?"

Katie Price, english Model

23

"I am a kid. I'll always be a girl at heart."

"I am a kid. I'll always be a girl at heart."

Amber Valletta, American Model

23

"It was good because it helped me get where I'm at today, but then people stereotype and say we don't want to use her because she's known as the 'Wonderbra girl'."

"It was good because it helped me get where I'm at today, but then people stereotype and say we don't want to use her because she's known as the 'Wonderbra girl'."

Caprice Bourret, American Model

People, Today, Want

23

"I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball and football and stuff as a kid with the boys."

"I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball and football and stuff as a kid with the boys."

Catherine Bell, British Model

Baseball, Basketball, Boys, Football

23

"My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim."

"My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

Age, Dad, Men, Fun

23

"I have survived and possibly I should not hope for more than that."

"I have survived and possibly I should not hope for more than that."

Christine Keeler, English Model

23

"What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself."

"What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself."

Kate Moss, English Model

23

"I stick to my own type when I go out, and I don't make friends with people just because they're celebrities."

"I stick to my own type when I go out, and I don't make friends with people just because they're celebrities."

Katie Price, english Model

People, Friends

23

"But I love fish, cheese and meat, and I eat everything, but only in small quantities if it's rich."

"But I love fish, cheese and meat, and I eat everything, but only in small quantities if it's rich."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

23

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