Quotes by Model | Beyond Motive 9/15

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Quotes by Model

"Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important."

"Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Achievement, Children, Focus, Gifts

14

"I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more."

"I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

Life, Money, Famous

14

"You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying."

"You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying."

Carre Otis, American Model

Food, Life, Balance

14

"I used to hang out with Salvador Dali a lot. He was such a nice man. I really liked his wife Gala, too. People say that she was tricky, but she was never difficult with me."

"I used to hang out with Salvador Dali a lot. He was such a nice man. I really liked his wife Gala, too. People say that she was tricky, but she was never difficult with me."

Jerry Hall, American Model

Wife, People, Man

14

"I love the confidence that makeup gives me."

"I love the confidence that makeup gives me."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Love, Confidence, Makeup

14

"Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions."

"Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Kindness, Respect

14

"I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae."

"I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae."

Jerry Hall, American Model

14

"If you have your wife, and you are proud of something she's done, wouldn't you go and support her in something? That is what I was trying to do."

"If you have your wife, and you are proud of something she's done, wouldn't you go and support her in something? That is what I was trying to do."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Wife, Support, Trying

14

"I love modeling."

"I love modeling."

Brooke Burke, American Model

14

"The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000."

"The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000."

Heidi Klum, German Model

Sports, Eating, Events, Exercise

14

"I always knew I wanted to have children."

"I always knew I wanted to have children."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

14

"I feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life. I found the person I'm sharing my life with. I have a good man."

"I feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life. I found the person I'm sharing my life with. I have a good man."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Life, Love, Man, Sharing

14

"When you're modeling you're actually acting for the camera and the photographer. It's more fun, too because there are no lines to memorize."

"When you're modeling you're actually acting for the camera and the photographer. It's more fun, too because there are no lines to memorize."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

14

"My dream date is a tall, dark, handsome, blue eyed man with a bubble butt who will whisk me away to Paris in a hot air balloon to wine me, dine me and."

"My dream date is a tall, dark, handsome, blue eyed man with a bubble butt who will whisk me away to Paris in a hot air balloon to wine me, dine me and."

Karen McDougal, American Model

Dream, Man, Paris, Will

14

"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

14

"I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people."

"I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Sacrifice, People, Artists, Being

14

"I really wanted to share with people the day-to-day joys that yoga can bring into one's life-not just the physical aspects."

"I really wanted to share with people the day-to-day joys that yoga can bring into one's life-not just the physical aspects."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Life, People, Day, Yoga

14

"Business wise, I have always learned valuable lessons so I don't regret any decisions I have made."

"Business wise, I have always learned valuable lessons so I don't regret any decisions I have made."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Business, Decisions, Regret

14

"I know one day I'll be considered too old."

"I know one day I'll be considered too old."

Claudia Schiffer, German Model

14

"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

14

"Well, I think mostly we're dressing for men."

"Well, I think mostly we're dressing for men."

Jerry Hall, American Model

13

"I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area."

"I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area."

Tyra Banks, American Model

13

"I have done a lot of theater."

"I have done a lot of theater."

Jerry Hall, American Model

Theatre, Theater

13

"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

13

"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

13

"We all know pain doesn't exist without some coexisting depression."

"We all know pain doesn't exist without some coexisting depression."

Jerry Hall, American Model

Depression, Pain

13

"From offstage until the moment I walk onstage, I constantly tweak my talk show and 'Top Model', but at the same time, I often leave my private life by the wayside."

"From offstage until the moment I walk onstage, I constantly tweak my talk show and 'Top Model', but at the same time, I often leave my private life by the wayside."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Life, Time, Talk

13

"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

13

"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

13

"I really feel like the first day I went to drama school and I went up on stage, that I found my vocation. It's kind of a cliched thing to say but I really feel like it was what I was meant to do."

"I really feel like the first day I went to drama school and I went up on stage, that I found my vocation. It's kind of a cliched thing to say but I really feel like it was what I was meant to do."

Diane Kruger, German Model

Day, Drama, First, School

13

"When I was a kid I had this funny blond hair and everyone called me 'Chick' because I looked like Tweety Bird."

"When I was a kid I had this funny blond hair and everyone called me 'Chick' because I looked like Tweety Bird."

Nicky Hilton, American Model

13

"I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care."

"I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care."

Tyra Banks, American Model

13

"I never understand why people have children and then insist on living as though nothing has shifted."

"I never understand why people have children and then insist on living as though nothing has shifted."

Christy Turlington, American Model

People, Children, Living, Nothing

13

"A celebrity name is never enough for an intelligent mass market... truly successful businesses are born of passion and heartfelt interest."

"A celebrity name is never enough for an intelligent mass market... truly successful businesses are born of passion and heartfelt interest."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Success, Successful, Celebrity, Interest, Name

13

"I have a Volvo S60R and it's a pretty fast car, the R says it all."

"I have a Volvo S60R and it's a pretty fast car, the R says it all."

Josie Maran, American Model

13

"Well, I was going to school in Germany. And in my free time I was dancing."

"Well, I was going to school in Germany. And in my free time I was dancing."

Heidi Klum, German Model

Time, Dancing, Germany, School

13

"But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance."

"But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance."

Heidi Klum, German Model

Money, Balance, World

13

"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

13

"I hardly wear any makeup."

"I hardly wear any makeup."

Jules Asner, American Model

13

"I do pottery. I love it. It's very relaxing; it takes me to another planet."

"I do pottery. I love it. It's very relaxing; it takes me to another planet."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

13

"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

13

"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

13

"I find myself dreaming of doing normal things - like staying home and washing dishes."

"I find myself dreaming of doing normal things - like staying home and washing dishes."

Shalom Harlow, Canadian Model

13

"Having your own character in a video game is pretty cool."

"Having your own character in a video game is pretty cool."

Josie Maran, American Model

Character, Pretty

13

"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

13

"It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am."

"It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Woman, Women, Right, Vanity

13

"I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ."

"I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Time, Athletes, Want

13

"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

13

"Men, all men, were always trying to get hold of me, you know."

"Men, all men, were always trying to get hold of me, you know."

Christine Keeler, English Model

13

"I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous."

"I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous."

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

Movies, Teenagers

13

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