Quotes by Model | Beyond Motive 5/15

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Quotes by Model

"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

17

"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

17

"There's a side of me that dislikes feminism. I think we surrendered something and women were unable to reveal any kind of vulnerability."

"There's a side of me that dislikes feminism. I think we surrendered something and women were unable to reveal any kind of vulnerability."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

Woman, Women, Feminism, Vulnerability

17

"It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions."

"It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

Choice, Decisions, Right

17

"Nobody responds to being made to feel judged."

"Nobody responds to being made to feel judged."

Shalom Harlow, Canadian Model

17

"I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do."

"I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Sports, Goals, Being, Importance

17

"My friends and I are collecting prom dresses to give to girls who can't afford them for their proms."

"My friends and I are collecting prom dresses to give to girls who can't afford them for their proms."

Lauren Bush, American Model

Friendship, Friends, Girls

17

"A woman is a woman!"

"A woman is a woman!"

Heidi Klum, German Model

17

"It's become more and more of a priority for me to tread as lightly as possible in the world."

"It's become more and more of a priority for me to tread as lightly as possible in the world."

Shalom Harlow, Canadian Model

17

"I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders."

"I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders."

Tyra Banks, American Model

17

"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

17

"All I want is a gentleman. I'm sick to bloody death of bastards."

"All I want is a gentleman. I'm sick to bloody death of bastards."

Katie Price, english Model

Death, Gentleman, Want

17

"I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu."

"I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

17

"I play a role in front of the cameras, just like in the movies."

"I play a role in front of the cameras, just like in the movies."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

17

"Gotham Games called me, and I could not be more thrilled. I've been waiting to be in a video game forever, so when they called there was no hesitation."

"Gotham Games called me, and I could not be more thrilled. I've been waiting to be in a video game forever, so when they called there was no hesitation."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

Games, Hesitation, Waiting

17

"Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it's at."

"Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it's at."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

Birds, Books, Self

17

"I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft."

"I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

17

"Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. Black men love big butts."

"Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. Black men love big butts."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Love, Men, Women, Body

17

"I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight."

"I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight."

Carre Otis, American Model

Diet, Drugs, Weight

17

"I'm a teenager, but I'm independent - I have my own apartment, I have my own life. And I think I have learned more than any of those teenagers have in school. I learned to be responsible, leaving my family and coming here alone."

"I'm a teenager, but I'm independent - I have my own apartment, I have my own life. And I think I have learned more than any of those teenagers have in school. I learned to be responsible, leaving my family and coming here alone."

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

Family, Life, School, Teenagers

17

"I make a lot of money, but I don't want to talk about that."

"I make a lot of money, but I don't want to talk about that."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

Money, Talk, Want

17

"Mick Jagger and I just really liked each other a lot. We talked all night. We had the same views on nuclear disarmament."

"Mick Jagger and I just really liked each other a lot. We talked all night. We had the same views on nuclear disarmament."

Jerry Hall, American Model

17

"You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous."

"You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous."

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

Attitude, Famous

17

"But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house."

"But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

17

"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

17

"Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model will become a household name today."

"Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model will become a household name today."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Career, Careers, Name, Now, Today

17

"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

17

"I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well."

"I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well."

Heidi Klum, German Model

Family, Children, Kids, Want

17

"One day I would like to have my own art show."

"One day I would like to have my own art show."

Kiana Tom, American Model

17

"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

17

"I was eight when he left office. Like, he had an awesome house, you know, and my cousins and I had awesome trips to Camp David and Washington. It was just all like a good time for me."

"I was eight when he left office. Like, he had an awesome house, you know, and my cousins and I had awesome trips to Camp David and Washington. It was just all like a good time for me."

Lauren Bush, American Model

Time, Office, Washington

16

"There's no such thing as an overnight success. It took me a long to get there."

"There's no such thing as an overnight success. It took me a long to get there."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

16

"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

16

"My personal goals are to be happy, healthy and to be surrounded by loved ones."

"My personal goals are to be happy, healthy and to be surrounded by loved ones."

Kiana Tom, American Model

16

"Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present."

"Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

Daughter, Daughters, Mothers, Present

16

"When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs."

"When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

Love, Mom, Being, Beliefs

16

"Being on the cover of a magazine with my son is the best thing ever. It took me 18 years to get my first cover, he gets one at 8 months."

"Being on the cover of a magazine with my son is the best thing ever. It took me 18 years to get my first cover, he gets one at 8 months."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

Son, Being, First, Months

16

"Having children really changes your priorities."

"Having children really changes your priorities."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

Children, Priorities

16

"I'm quite an insecure person and need reassuring all the time."

"I'm quite an insecure person and need reassuring all the time."

Katie Price, english Model

16

"I rarely do masks because, if I have any extra time, I'd rather spend it with my friends than on myself."

"I rarely do masks because, if I have any extra time, I'd rather spend it with my friends than on myself."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

16

"I love painting."

"I love painting."

Heidi Klum, German Model

16

"I danced for 15 years of my life. Which was my love and my passion."

"I danced for 15 years of my life. Which was my love and my passion."

Heidi Klum, German Model

Love, Life, Passion, Years

16

"I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out."

"I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

16

"I don't have a boyfriend right now. I'm looking for anyone with a job that I don't have to support."

"I don't have a boyfriend right now. I'm looking for anyone with a job that I don't have to support."

Anna Nicole Smith, American Model

Boyfriend, Job, Now, Right

16

"My acting coach makes the impossible accessible."

"My acting coach makes the impossible accessible."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

16

"I want to do other things like more fashion campaigns."

"I want to do other things like more fashion campaigns."

Katie Price, english Model

16

"Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself."

"Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Life, Control, Practice, Word

16

"I have very old-fashioned tastes."

"I have very old-fashioned tastes."

Jerry Hall, American Model

16

"Actors do like watching girls parade down the runway for some reason."

"Actors do like watching girls parade down the runway for some reason."

Kate Moss, English Model

Actor, Actors, Girls, Reason

16

"I had always broken the rules."

"I had always broken the rules."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

16

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