Quotes by Models

I was really into my studies and wanted to be a doctor. Ieva Laguna
Doctor Studies Wanted Really
I never forbid myself anything. Ieva Laguna
Myself Never Forbid Anything
We all want what every girl wants: to look fabulous while we're out there ruling the world. Iman
World Girl Every Ruling Out Fabulous Look Want Wants While
There are some people who have helped to advance me and other girls, but the fashion industry is always behind popular culture. They think they understand the zeitgeist. They don't know anything about the zeitgeist. Iman
Fashion Me Culture People Girl Some People Think Other Some About Advance Know Industry Understand Always Behind Anything Who Helped Popular Popular Culture Fashion Industry Zeitgeist
I suffer from low self-esteem. I had horrible self-esteem growing up. You really have to save yourself because the critic within you will eat you up. It's not the outside world - it's your interior life, that critic within you, that you have to silence. Iman
Life Silence You Yourself Interior World Will Critic Eat Horrible Outside Outside World Had Self-Esteem Because Within Up Low Low Self-Esteem Really Your Growing Growing Up Suffer Save
The women I gravitate to are the ones who defy convention and reinvent themselves - hence, they reinvent the world around them. Iman
Women World Defy Around Convention Them Themselves Who Hence Reinvent Gravitate
I have a 15-year-old daughter who thinks that I always had this self confidence that I have now at the age of 60. And I always tell her that what she is going through - the low self-esteem as a teenager - that is a right of passage. Iman
Confidence Age Daughter Teenager Tell Through Self Had Self-Confidence Self-Esteem She Always Passage Going Low Low Self-Esteem Who Now Her Right Thinks
At the end of the day, my legacy will not be modelling but my cosmetics line. Iman
Day End Of The Day Will Cosmetics Line End Legacy Modelling
It's really not a good idea to forecast or double guess the fates; you will always be fooled. Iman
Good You Will Guess Fooled Idea Forecast Always Double Really Fates Good Idea
There are highlights when you become irreplaceable as a model, like when you become a muse to designers. They look at you differently; you're not a coat hanger for hire. Iman
You Become Highlights Like Look Hire Model Irreplaceable Coat Differently Designers Muse
That is something that my mother instilled in me at a very young age - to know my self-worth. And I have had times again and again in the fashion industry where all of that was tested and I rose to the occasion because I was told that I am worthy and I should be able to walk away from something that is not worthy of me. Iman
Fashion Me Age Mother Walk Young Rose Worthy Able Something Had Instilled Know Occasion Industry Because Am Tested Self-Worth Very Times Young Age Where Again Should Fashion Industry Away
My looks have changed. I have laugh lines - not wrinkles. Iman
Wrinkles Changed Laugh Looks Lines
I did not want to get involved with a rock star. No way. It is not a sane thing to do. Iman
Way Involved Rock Rock Star Get Did Want Sane Star Thing
I arrive in New York on October 15, 1975. On my own, by the way. Iman
Own Way My Own New October Arrive York New York
Modeling gave me so many experiences, like traveling and being exposed to global cultures, but the most valuable lesson has been working with designers who truly are visionaries in their field. Iman
Me Valuable Field Lesson Gave Visionaries Has-Been Like Global Most Been Truly Cultures Modeling Being Experiences Working Who Many Exposed Traveling Designers
When I started modeling, they tried to pay black models less than they paid Caucasian models. I turned down those jobs because I knew what I was worth. Iman
Worth Black Pay Down Those Jobs Tried Knew Because Caucasian Than Modeling Models Turned Paid Less Started
I didn't start exercising until the end of my modeling career. When you're young, you eat and drink what you want and stay up all night and still look good. Iman
Good You Young All Night Stay Eat Drink Look Until Exercising Still End Up Modeling Want Start Career Night
My ritual is cooking. I find it therapeutic. It comes naturally to me. I can read a recipe and won't have to look at it again. Iman
Me Cooking Recipe Find Ritual Look Read Again Naturally Therapeutic
I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic. Iman
Myself Every Married Would Find Vowed Got Very Cook Therapeutic Every Night Night
As I always said: I fell in with David Jones. I did not fall in love with David Bowie. Iman
Love Fall David David Bowie Fell Bowie Said Always Did
People called me 'Iman the black model'. In my country, we're all black, so nobody called somebody else black. It was foreign to my ears. Iman
Me People Black Somebody Country Else Ears Nobody Foreign Model
I was born in Somalia, which is in East Africa. My parents started with nothing: poor, poor, poor. They eloped, which was unheard of in my country, when my father was 17 and my mother was 14. Iman
Mother Father Parents Country Nothing East Somalia Born Africa Which Unheard Poor Started
I have a certain manner of speech that is unique to me. I tried once to have my staff tweet for me, and it was a disaster! People knew right away that it wasn't me. Iman
Me People Once Tried Knew Disaster Staff Manner Certain Tweet Unique Away Right Right Away Speech
On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession. Iman
Birthday Thought Meal Fabulous Something Mail Had Put Putting Like Felt Concession Came Decadent Wallet Just Trash Card
I can enjoy what I'm engaged in and be fully present rather than planning my answers to questions while someone else is speaking or thinking about my next appointment while my current engagement is still in in progress. Iman
Progress Enjoy Thinking Else About Someone Rather Answers Still Questions Than Current While Next Engaged Engagement Planning Speaking Fully Present Appointment
When I was in high school,we were, like, 4,000 or 5,000 students, and 50 girls - and I didn't have a date for my prom. My father paid my cousin to take me. Iman
Me Father Girl Prom High Date Take Students Like Cousin Were Paid
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