Quotes by Model | Beyond Motive 12/15

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"He had a way with him. Before you had a chance to say no, he was there and done. That only happened to me once before, with a duke, who literally swept me off my feet, and before I knew what was happening, we'd done it. Another terrible mistake."

"He had a way with him. Before you had a chance to say no, he was there and done. That only happened to me once before, with a duke, who literally swept me off my feet, and before I knew what was happening, we'd done it. Another terrible mistake."

Christine Keeler, English Model

Mistake, Chance, Feet

11

"I want to apologize to all of the people I have let down because of my behavior which has reflected badly on my family, friends, co-workers, business associates and others."

"I want to apologize to all of the people I have let down because of my behavior which has reflected badly on my family, friends, co-workers, business associates and others."

Kate Moss, English Model

Business, Family, People, Behavior

11

"Just kidding, I've been very athletic all my life."

"Just kidding, I've been very athletic all my life."

Kiana Tom, American Model

11

"It's like night and day... to do business, in Europe, there is no bull, they are pretty straightforward."

"It's like night and day... to do business, in Europe, there is no bull, they are pretty straightforward."

Caprice Bourret, American Model

Business, Day, Europe, Night

11

"I was really nervous, intimidated by the whole thing-all the people and all the buzzing, and all the sitting around waiting. I felt really small in this huge place."

"I was really nervous, intimidated by the whole thing-all the people and all the buzzing, and all the sitting around waiting. I felt really small in this huge place."

Kate Moss, English Model

People, Waiting

11

"I just love the world of photography."

"I just love the world of photography."

Brooke Burke, American Model

Love, Photography, World

11

"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

11

"We have to be able to grow up. Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be."

"We have to be able to grow up. Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

11

"It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best."

"It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

Money, Being, Flying, Fun

11

"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

11

"I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample."

"I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

11

"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."

"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."

Beverly Johnson, American Model

11

"I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame."

"I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

11

"People are just so stupid."

"People are just so stupid."

Anna Nicole Smith, American Model

11

"There's always a dinner to go to. There're always loads of people around. I was having fun working with my friends. For a while it all just kind of rolled together in a great way."

"There's always a dinner to go to. There're always loads of people around. I was having fun working with my friends. For a while it all just kind of rolled together in a great way."

Kate Moss, English Model

People, Friends, Fun

11

"I like protective men, the type who'll put an arm around me so I can be smothered."

"I like protective men, the type who'll put an arm around me so I can be smothered."

Katie Price, english Model

11

"I don't know if he was the fourth man or the fifth, but he was certainly in the top 10."

"I don't know if he was the fourth man or the fifth, but he was certainly in the top 10."

Christine Keeler, English Model

11

"Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay."

"Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay."

Grace Jones, Jamaican Model

11

"Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It's such a hard job to have. I don't have any regrets about it."

"Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It's such a hard job to have. I don't have any regrets about it."

Diane Kruger, German Model

Talent, Job, Now

11

"I also love to surf the Net and talk on the phone with friends."

"I also love to surf the Net and talk on the phone with friends."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Love, Friends, Talk

11

"More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model."

"More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Positive, Television

11

"Regarding one's career: always be prepared, no short cuts - hard work is the only alternative that really works."

"Regarding one's career: always be prepared, no short cuts - hard work is the only alternative that really works."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Work, Hard work

11

"I felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didn't work apart from the contracts I have, and then I only let them use my face."

"I felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didn't work apart from the contracts I have, and then I only let them use my face."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Work, Boston, Pregnancy

11

"I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing."

"I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing."

Kate Moss, English Model

Love, Home, Dress, Fantasy

11

"I have done so much: modeling, acting, singing, the calendar, the lingerie line, and there have been times where I have wanted to give up but I went for it."

"I have done so much: modeling, acting, singing, the calendar, the lingerie line, and there have been times where I have wanted to give up but I went for it."

Caprice Bourret, American Model

Acting, Singing

11

"I always hated my mole growing up. I even thought about having it removed. At the time I didn't do it because I thought it would hurt, and now I'm glad I didn't."

"I always hated my mole growing up. I even thought about having it removed. At the time I didn't do it because I thought it would hurt, and now I'm glad I didn't."

Niki Taylor, American Model

Time, Thought, Growing up, Hurt

11

"Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker."

"Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker."

Milla Jovovich, American Model

11

"Here's kind of my motto - if you're not happy at home, you're not happy anywhere else."

"Here's kind of my motto - if you're not happy at home, you're not happy anywhere else."

Angie Harmon, American Model

11

"There's always going to be dreams and goals I have, but I never really tell people what they are."

"There's always going to be dreams and goals I have, but I never really tell people what they are."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Dream, Dreams, People, Goals

11

"I'll never forget that show season. It was completely mad. I was staying between Christy and Naomi's rooms and it was all limos and the Ritz Hotel and all that kind of business."

"I'll never forget that show season. It was completely mad. I was staying between Christy and Naomi's rooms and it was all limos and the Ritz Hotel and all that kind of business."

Kate Moss, English Model

Business, Forget

11

"I love Nic Cage. He was so much fun to work with."

"I love Nic Cage. He was so much fun to work with."

Diane Kruger, German Model

Love, Work, Fun

11

"I can't even begin to tell you how many casting couches I was attacked on. Not just by casting people, but by stars."

"I can't even begin to tell you how many casting couches I was attacked on. Not just by casting people, but by stars."

Jenny McCarthy, American Model

11

"I have a very vivid imagination."

"I have a very vivid imagination."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

11

"I had my first seizure, and I had to go in for heart surgery."

"I had my first seizure, and I had to go in for heart surgery."

Carre Otis, American Model

11

"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

11

"It must have been so impossible to think about it and dare to do that, so they feel compassionate for her. I don't think the movie would work otherwise."

"It must have been so impossible to think about it and dare to do that, so they feel compassionate for her. I don't think the movie would work otherwise."

Diane Kruger, German Model

11

"My favorite teams are the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets."

"My favorite teams are the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets."

Bridget Hall, American Model

Cowboys, Favorite

11

"I am always looking for a cool tee shirt; maybe one with a rock band or an old advertisement."

"I am always looking for a cool tee shirt; maybe one with a rock band or an old advertisement."

Bridget Hall, American Model

11

"I would love to play the Femme Fatale or an action role like Trinity in the Matrix or something like that. You know, a part with a lot of costume changes."

"I would love to play the Femme Fatale or an action role like Trinity in the Matrix or something like that. You know, a part with a lot of costume changes."

Josie Maran, American Model

Love, Action, Play, Trinity

10

"I also paint and enjoy acrylic medium; some of my close friends have paintings I did for them."

"I also paint and enjoy acrylic medium; some of my close friends have paintings I did for them."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Friendship, Friends

10

"Lord knows, I never want to waste any more of my time in mirrors."

"Lord knows, I never want to waste any more of my time in mirrors."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

Time, Want, Waste

10

"And my life for the first - you know, when I was in my 20s and 30s, I had my career, and I traveled the world, I lived out of a suitcase. I stayed up until dawn. I did all of those things that were very exciting."

"And my life for the first - you know, when I was in my 20s and 30s, I had my career, and I traveled the world, I lived out of a suitcase. I stayed up until dawn. I did all of those things that were very exciting."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Life, Career, Dawn, First

10

"If I have anything to say against Obama it's not because I'm a racist, it's because I don't like what he's doing as President and anybody should be able to feel that way, but what I find now is that if you say anything against him you're called a racist."

"If I have anything to say against Obama it's not because I'm a racist, it's because I don't like what he's doing as President and anybody should be able to feel that way, but what I find now is that if you say anything against him you're called a racist."

Angie Harmon, American Model

10

"All of a sudden to get all of this attention, and to be away from home and working all the time was hard. I was on planes all the time. I didn't see my friends. I cried a lot. It was quite terrifying."

"All of a sudden to get all of this attention, and to be away from home and working all the time was hard. I was on planes all the time. I didn't see my friends. I cried a lot. It was quite terrifying."

Kate Moss, English Model

Home, Time, Attention, Friends

10

"My whole career - I have been really lucky."

"My whole career - I have been really lucky."

Caprice bourret, American Model

10

"When I do get time, I like to hike and I take lots of vitamins and powders to keep healthy."

"When I do get time, I like to hike and I take lots of vitamins and powders to keep healthy."

Catherine Bell, British Model

10

"My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'"

"My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'"

Beverly Johnson, American Model

Husband, Labor, Ugly

10

"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

10

"No one's raising children any more. To love a child, you've got to work for it. You have to change its diapers and feed it at night!"

"No one's raising children any more. To love a child, you've got to work for it. You have to change its diapers and feed it at night!"

Lauren Hutton, American Model

Change, Love, Work, Children

10

"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

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