Quotes by Model | Beyond Motive 9/15

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Quotes by Model

"I go to Saint Barth in the French West Indies for two weeks each year. That place is amazing. Amazing people, beautiful beaches, great wine, wonderful harbors... It's incredibly romantic."

"I go to Saint Barth in the French West Indies for two weeks each year. That place is amazing. Amazing people, beautiful beaches, great wine, wonderful harbors... It's incredibly romantic."

Brooke Burke, American Model

People, Romantic, Wine

27

"The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become."

"The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Trust, Intuition

27

"Every girl likes to be thought of and made to feel special."

"Every girl likes to be thought of and made to feel special."

Kiana Tom, American Model

27

"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

27

"Sex keeps me in shape. I don't diet, I eat what I like. I love Mars bars and I smoke and drink. But I love running off in the middle of the day to make love. It really burns up calories."

"Sex keeps me in shape. I don't diet, I eat what I like. I love Mars bars and I smoke and drink. But I love running off in the middle of the day to make love. It really burns up calories."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Love, Diet, Sex, Day

27

"I love men. They are intelligent and sensitive, but there's also that hard-edged arrogant side, which is just so attractive."

"I love men. They are intelligent and sensitive, but there's also that hard-edged arrogant side, which is just so attractive."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

27

"It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren't, then I'd be a teacher."

"It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren't, then I'd be a teacher."

Linda Evangelista, Canadian Model

27

"We all want to be the sexy girl."

"We all want to be the sexy girl."

Karen McDougal, American Model

27

"For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America."

"For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Sports, Success, America

27

"You can't model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career."

"You can't model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Life, Career, Rest

27

"Music, art, theater. I'm just a big fan of beauty."

"Music, art, theater. I'm just a big fan of beauty."

Jerry Hall, American Model

Beauty, Art, Music, Theater

27

"Hey, we all have our fear. Mine is bugs and lobsters!"

"Hey, we all have our fear. Mine is bugs and lobsters!"

Brooke Burke, American Model

27

"I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities."

"I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

27

"You don't need a pickup line. Just glance at a woman from across the room. Glance - don't stare."

"You don't need a pickup line. Just glance at a woman from across the room. Glance - don't stare."

Jenny McCarthy, American Model

27

"I didn't want to get into acting. I was very happy doing MTV, it took up my time, I was content."

"I didn't want to get into acting. I was very happy doing MTV, it took up my time, I was content."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

Time, Acting, Content, Want

27

"One way of reading my life is that I have been in constant search for a father."

"One way of reading my life is that I have been in constant search for a father."

Christine Keeler, English Model

Life, Father, Reading

27

"It's a very hard and competitive business in which you have to fight every day in order to impose yourself."

"It's a very hard and competitive business in which you have to fight every day in order to impose yourself."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

Business, Day, Fight, Order

27

"I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds."

"I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

27

"That was kind of scary. You got the sense as a little kid that you might be at risk now, and then you're like, 'Why are we at risk? It's because my grandfather is in charge of all of this.' You can't really realize the magnitude of a job like that when you are eight."

"That was kind of scary. You got the sense as a little kid that you might be at risk now, and then you're like, 'Why are we at risk? It's because my grandfather is in charge of all of this.' You can't really realize the magnitude of a job like that when you are eight."

Lauren Bush, American Model

Job, Now, Risk, Sense

27

"What's my motto when it comes to money? Don't put so much emphasis on it!"

"What's my motto when it comes to money? Don't put so much emphasis on it!"

Janice Dickinson, American Model

26

"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

26

"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

26

"The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference."

"The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference."

Bess Myerson, American Model

Corruption, Crime, Indifference

26

"In my hand luggage I always have my camera, iPod, make-up bag, tooth brush, cleansing products, clean underwear, socks and a change of clothes in case anything goes missing at the other end - and of course my passport."

"In my hand luggage I always have my camera, iPod, make-up bag, tooth brush, cleansing products, clean underwear, socks and a change of clothes in case anything goes missing at the other end - and of course my passport."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Change, Clothes, End

26

"I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and stuff. What really makes me laugh is the real-life stuff. I've got a dry sense of humor."

"I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and stuff. What really makes me laugh is the real-life stuff. I've got a dry sense of humor."

Katie Price, english Model

Humor, Hate, Laughter, Sense

26

"If we can send a man to the moon, then why don't we send a woman?"

"If we can send a man to the moon, then why don't we send a woman?"

Kylie Bax, New Zealander Model

Man, Moon, Woman

26

"I was really stuck in the whole Farah Fawcett hairdo long after it was past being in fashion."

"I was really stuck in the whole Farah Fawcett hairdo long after it was past being in fashion."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

Being, Fashion, Past

26

"I'm the comedic girl next door and a lot of fun."

"I'm the comedic girl next door and a lot of fun."

Jenny McCarthy, American Model

26

"I love being photographed, I love the ramp."

"I love being photographed, I love the ramp."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

26

"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

26

"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

26

"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

26

"I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes."

"I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes."

Karen McDougal, American Model

Love, Men, Women

26

"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

26

"I don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people."

"I don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

26

"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

26

"But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes."

"But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

Peace, Beach, Moments, Quick

26

"Part of the challenge of Most Wanted is trying to become the most notorious street racer on the pavement."

"Part of the challenge of Most Wanted is trying to become the most notorious street racer on the pavement."

Josie Maran, American Model

Challenge, Trying

26

"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

26

"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

26

"Otherwise, I spend a lot of time at my boyfriend's home in the country, in New Jersey."

"Otherwise, I spend a lot of time at my boyfriend's home in the country, in New Jersey."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

Home, Time, Boyfriend, Country

26

"Sometimes I think I am still that 5-year-old girl playing with her dogs in the yard. That's how I see myself."

"Sometimes I think I am still that 5-year-old girl playing with her dogs in the yard. That's how I see myself."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

26

"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

26

"Took us a great amount of strength to get them into the world, and for them to be in the world. I think that their little spirits, you know, just said, well, we're going to be there. So it makes it very special because of it."

"Took us a great amount of strength to get them into the world, and for them to be in the world. I think that their little spirits, you know, just said, well, we're going to be there. So it makes it very special because of it."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Strength, Spirits, World

26

"Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation."

"Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation."

Carre Otis, American Model

26

"Children are our future we must take care of them with maximum effort."

"Children are our future we must take care of them with maximum effort."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

Care, Children, Effort, Future

26

"As long as I was breathing with the contractions and not pushing against them, I felt better. That idea is fundamental-to feel pain and not to resist; to go towards it. It is an incredibly spiritual practice."

"As long as I was breathing with the contractions and not pushing against them, I felt better. That idea is fundamental-to feel pain and not to resist; to go towards it. It is an incredibly spiritual practice."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Idea, Pain, Practice, Spiritual

26

"I have lots of other mountains that I would like to climb. I have no dream of Everest, but there are some, like Mount Fuji, I'd like to do."

"I have lots of other mountains that I would like to climb. I have no dream of Everest, but there are some, like Mount Fuji, I'd like to do."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Dream, Mountains

26

"I never found anyone who was good enough, who I could trust enough."

"I never found anyone who was good enough, who I could trust enough."

Christine Keeler, English Model

26

"I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me."

"I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me."

Christy Turlington, American Model

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