20th-century Model Quotes

David Beckham

Pamela Anderson

Cindy Crawford

Imelda Marcos

Melania Trump

Claudia Schiffer

Ivanka Trump

It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters.

No boys for me growing up! I was so skinny and tall. Everybody called me a giraffe. … I had no boobs and no butt and nobody liked me, I was so lonely. All the boys would come to me and want advice because they wanted my friend. But nobody ever wanted me — high school was a very sad, lonely time.

Two powerful, opposing forces - one seducing people to eat and the other telling them they are failures if they do - create heartache everywhere.

From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life: that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily life. That is a lesson that I continue to pass along to our son, and we need to pass those lessons on to the many generation to follow because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.

I've a definite sense of spirituality. I want Brooklyn to be christened, but don't know into what religion yet.

Our bodies are temples of the Lord. We should earn respect and admiration for our hearts, not for showing skin to look sexy.

Success isn't something that happens to you; you happen to it.

He's no politician. He's a businessman. He knows how to talk. He can give an hour speech without notes... He's blunt.

Supermodels, like we once were, don't exist any more.

Claudia Schiffer

We all have wings, but it is up to each one of us to have the courage to fly

Aimee Teegarden: Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U. S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?
Caitlin Upton: I personally believe that U. S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our education, like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should—our education over here in the U. S. should help the U. S., uh, or, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq, and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.

Too many of us feel that we have to be perfect, in order to be loved.

Learning to savor the moment keeps us from living in constant worry and fear and tension over things that haven't happened yet and may never come to pass. Practicing yoga helps us to undo these bad mental habits and stress triggers that we often unknowingly pick up along the way.

The more we cling to virtues like humility, selflessness, modesty, and purity, the more beautiful we become - not only in His eyes, but also in the eyes of others. You can't airbrush that.

I entered beauty pageants in much the same spirit most people enter politics - with high ideals and ambitions. Similarly, I had to make some adjustments here and there along the way.

Saying I'll try means our soul isn't really in it. We tell ourselves I'll try when our inflated egos won't come clean and admit that we're actually not all that determined. We can't overcome obstacles with the words I'll try. As Yoda, the philosopher in the Star Wars movies, says, Do, or do not. There is no 'try.

Chris Powell (personal trainer)

Since I've been in America, I've always been intrigued by one phrase: "She is beautiful, like the girl next door." I have always wondered whose neighborhood they were talking about.

Since I'm old, instead of taking the booing, I want to tell you, I'm doing the very best I can. I mean, If you're a real fan, you know that I'm not just like my job is not to sign autographs, right? My job is to drive a car and to tell the crew chief what's going on. I don't appreciate the booing... It hurts my feelings. I'm a fucking person; you know what I mean? I'm a person, too. I have feelings. When you boo me, it hurts my feelings. Please just be supportive fans. I'll do everything I can. When I came from over here, my car was over there. I can only do so much. I have to get in the car. So please understand that.

I sucked in the smell of her perfume, Viva La Juicy, and was swept away. La Juicy was part of my oxygen supply, even for the year and a half we were apart.

Each tree has its own name and its own personality.... You have only to touch them and open your mind. Make your mind empty of all things that are about you, blank as a blue sky, and wait for the tree to give you its thoughts.

Morgan Llywelyn

I became quite green - I have a very strong connection to nature. I read that if we fish the way we fish, in 2048 there will be no more fish left, which is pretty soon. So it's a statement.

Petra Němcová

I get a kick out of it, but it would be stupid to let it go to my head. It's modeling—I didn't find the cure for cancer.

It's a complicated thing, knowing how much pain my father caused in my life and the lives of others whom I love, yet still holding love for him in my heart. No matter what he did, he was my father. He helped create the person I am.

My breasts have had a brilliant career. I've just tagged along for the ride.

Pamela Anderson

Society thought that to be a stripper was to be a prostitute, but I always felt that I was an artist, entertaining. I was at ease being a stripper. I kept my head held high, and if there is such a thing as getting nude with class, then I did it.