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Quotes by Model

"Nobody in my family ever thought that I'd a be a model."

"Nobody in my family ever thought that I'd a be a model."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

Family, Thought

12

"It is education that will arm us with the tools that will enable us to succeed and put a stop to the rising rates of preventable death."

"It is education that will arm us with the tools that will enable us to succeed and put a stop to the rising rates of preventable death."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Death, Education, Succeed, Tools

12

"Yoga gave me the ability to calm down."

"Yoga gave me the ability to calm down."

Christy Turlington, American Model

12

"My bed is actually two king beds put together."

"My bed is actually two king beds put together."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

12

"I'm the one who's always kissing all the boys and stuff."

"I'm the one who's always kissing all the boys and stuff."

Molly Sims, American Model

11

"People always think that if you eat anything as a model, it's amazing. I used to tease them and say, you know I'm going to throw up afterwards."

"People always think that if you eat anything as a model, it's amazing. I used to tease them and say, you know I'm going to throw up afterwards."

Christy Turlington, American Model

11

"I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there's some depth there."

"I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there's some depth there."

Martha Plimpton, American Model

Woman, Women, Care, Hearing, Housewife

11

"I'm desperate to start a career in music."

"I'm desperate to start a career in music."

Katie Price, english Model

11

"I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature. I like emotions. I like working with other actors."

"I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature. I like emotions. I like working with other actors."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Work, Actors, Emotions, Literature

10

"After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be."

"After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be."

Christie Brinkley, American Model

Attitude, Body, First, Pregnancy

10

"I don't wear fur and I understand their cause. I am the biggest animal lover in the world. I have four dogs and two horses, and I have rescued animals all my life."

"I don't wear fur and I understand their cause. I am the biggest animal lover in the world. I have four dogs and two horses, and I have rescued animals all my life."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Life, Animals, Cause, Dogs

10

"Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction."

"Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction."

Kathy Ireland, American Model

Work, Money, Satisfaction, Will

9

"There are thousands of girls out there who could be doing my job."

"There are thousands of girls out there who could be doing my job."

Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian Model

9

"It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks."

"It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks."

Carre Otis, American Model

Woman, Women, Heart

9

"The greatest injustice in the world is to bring a child into the world, and not be able to offer it peace."

"The greatest injustice in the world is to bring a child into the world, and not be able to offer it peace."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

Peace, Injustice, World

9

"If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time."

"If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time."

Linda Evangelista, Canadian Model

9

"I wasn't the most popular girl in school by any means."

"I wasn't the most popular girl in school by any means."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

Popular, School

9

"I used to love dogs until I discovered cats."

"I used to love dogs until I discovered cats."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

Love, Cats, Dogs

9

"So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma."

"So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Religion, Christ

9

"On long haul flights I always drink loads and loads of water and eat light and healthy food."

"On long haul flights I always drink loads and loads of water and eat light and healthy food."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Food, Light, Water

9

"JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military."

"JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military."

Catherine Bell, British Model

9

"My mother said it was simple to keep a man, you must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom. I said I'd hire the other two and take care of the bedroom bit."

"My mother said it was simple to keep a man, you must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom. I said I'd hire the other two and take care of the bedroom bit."

Jerry Hall, American Model

Mother, Care, Kitchen, Living

9

"Because beauty isn't enough, there must be something more."

"Because beauty isn't enough, there must be something more."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

9

"This is not a change of career for me. Just an expansion of it. I have contracts and obligations and business partners who are counting on me. And I would only want to do another movie if it's as good as this one."

"This is not a change of career for me. Just an expansion of it. I have contracts and obligations and business partners who are counting on me. And I would only want to do another movie if it's as good as this one."

Claudia Schiffer, German Model

Business, Change, Career, Want

9

"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

9

"Hiking in undiscovered places is a lot of fun."

"Hiking in undiscovered places is a lot of fun."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

8

"I was never directly pressured by peers, but by surrounding myself with others who were experimenting with smoking provided a certain false comfort."

"I was never directly pressured by peers, but by surrounding myself with others who were experimenting with smoking provided a certain false comfort."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Comfort, Smoking

8

"They wanted to hear about the sex, of course. But not the rest; no one wanted to hear the rest."

"They wanted to hear about the sex, of course. But not the rest; no one wanted to hear the rest."

Christine Keeler, English Model

8

"I can't beleive I'm here to tell the tale, this was my first brush with death, and God must have been looking after us and obviously, it wasn't our time."

"I can't beleive I'm here to tell the tale, this was my first brush with death, and God must have been looking after us and obviously, it wasn't our time."

Samantha Fox, English Model

Time, Death, God, First

8

"I love the whole lingerie outfit - you know, thigh-high tights and garters."

"I love the whole lingerie outfit - you know, thigh-high tights and garters."

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American Model

8

"A girl who is interested in becoming a model must first accept the fact that she is the product. She must be ready to deal with a lot of rejection."

"A girl who is interested in becoming a model must first accept the fact that she is the product. She must be ready to deal with a lot of rejection."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

Fact, First, Rejection

8

"I cannot put this poison on my skin. I do not use anything synthetic."

"I cannot put this poison on my skin. I do not use anything synthetic."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

8

"The runway symbolizes something in society that's very intimidating to women."

"The runway symbolizes something in society that's very intimidating to women."

Tyra Banks, American Model

8

"I don't like everybody knowing what I'm doing, unless it's related to a movie. I don't like speaking to the press. I never did."

"I don't like everybody knowing what I'm doing, unless it's related to a movie. I don't like speaking to the press. I never did."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

8

"Quentin Tarantino asked me to work with him but there is no way I am going to do that while Matthew Vaughn is working in film."

"Quentin Tarantino asked me to work with him but there is no way I am going to do that while Matthew Vaughn is working in film."

Claudia Schiffer, German Model

8

"I like feet. I definitely have a fetish. I love to see a man's bare foot, but its got to be taken care of. If they're not well manicured, you've got to wonder what the rest of him is like. I don't want to get in bed with somebody and feel his gnarly feet."

"I like feet. I definitely have a fetish. I love to see a man's bare foot, but its got to be taken care of. If they're not well manicured, you've got to wonder what the rest of him is like. I don't want to get in bed with somebody and feel his gnarly feet."

Brooke Burke, American Model

Love, Bed, Care, Feet

7

"I don't want to say, 'This is where Im going to be in five years and Im going to get there no matter what.' I want to leave it open. I'm not a desperate actress dying to star in a B movie in a bikini."

"I don't want to say, 'This is where Im going to be in five years and Im going to get there no matter what.' I want to leave it open. I'm not a desperate actress dying to star in a B movie in a bikini."

Brooke Burke, American Model

Dying, Open, Want, Years

7

"The script was very explicit about the nudity that was supposed to be in the movie. Actually, they don't show everything we shot. They would cut here and it was floored. It was very embarrassing."

"The script was very explicit about the nudity that was supposed to be in the movie. Actually, they don't show everything we shot. They would cut here and it was floored. It was very embarrassing."

Diane Kruger, German Model

7

"There are lots of things which I would love to tell him, but in some way, I also feel that I lost the person closest to me. And I got a second chance to live. So in a way I feel that I live for both of us... and I will do my best."

"There are lots of things which I would love to tell him, but in some way, I also feel that I lost the person closest to me. And I got a second chance to live. So in a way I feel that I live for both of us... and I will do my best."

Petra Nemcova, Czechoslovakian Model

Love, Chance, Will

7

"Love yourself instead of abusing yourself."

"Love yourself instead of abusing yourself."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

7

"So basically, I don't know what I'm talking about. But maybe I do."

"So basically, I don't know what I'm talking about. But maybe I do."

Jenny McCarthy, American Model

7

"I was fortunate enough to visit a lot of beautiful places around the world. The most astonishing and memorable experiences were my trips to Africa and Australia."

"I was fortunate enough to visit a lot of beautiful places around the world. The most astonishing and memorable experiences were my trips to Africa and Australia."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

7

"The last thing we need is yet another makeup company. Even I have a nervous breakdown when I go through the department store makeup floor."

"The last thing we need is yet another makeup company. Even I have a nervous breakdown when I go through the department store makeup floor."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

Company, Makeup

7

"I don't date guys that I just meet randomly. I don't feel comfortable meeting strangers."

"I don't date guys that I just meet randomly. I don't feel comfortable meeting strangers."

Ali Landry, American Model

Meeting, Strangers

7

"I don't always wear underwear. When I'm in the heat, especially, I can't wear it. Like, if I'm wearing a flower dress, why do I have to wear underwear?"

"I don't always wear underwear. When I'm in the heat, especially, I can't wear it. Like, if I'm wearing a flower dress, why do I have to wear underwear?"

Naomi Campbell, British Model

7

"I had always broken the rules."

"I had always broken the rules."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

7

"For me, it's a compliment to be compared with Marilyn, the unforgettable actress, the most beautiful one of all. But, curves aside, we have very little in common."

"For me, it's a compliment to be compared with Marilyn, the unforgettable actress, the most beautiful one of all. But, curves aside, we have very little in common."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

7

"Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time."

"Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time."

Christie Brinkley, American Model

Life, Time, Want

7

"I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think."

"I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think."

Heidi Klum, German Model

Basketball, Fun, Games

7

"I'm a dreadful romantic. No matter what I go through in life, I want to fall in love with a man."

"I'm a dreadful romantic. No matter what I go through in life, I want to fall in love with a man."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

Love, Life, Man, Romantic

7

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