Quotes from Tyra Banks

Love me or hate me I promise that it will never make or break me...<3

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

Take responsiblilty for yourself because no one's going to take responsibility for you.

A smart model is a good model.

A lot of young girls think that the opposite of fake is rudeness. And just as ugly as fake is, so is saying whatever is on your mind because it's the truth.

Admiring the D, are you?

There is a difference between desire and desperation.

There's an intruder in my OoAh!

He followed the sweet scent not of blood orange, but of the pancreas and thymus glands that lived within one particular platinum-headed Unica, and he resumed his trek to Modelland.

Tookie's heart pounded. her knees wobbled, her heart started to flutter, and she felt a warm gush through her core. Try not to suck on his thumb again!

Perception is reality, because that is their truth.

When you step Out of Your Comfort Zone, it is important to stop stepping before you get into the Uncomfy Zone. Out of Your Comfort Zone feels new and exciting, and you're discovering aspects of yourself you never knew existed. The No-Go Zone is where you do things that make you feel worse (not better) about yourself, and where you make choices you might regret. Avoid the No-Go Zone at all costs.

Oh, Tookie, I never wagered your lip nookie. In your eyes is the only place I wanna lookie. You've taught me 'bout loving and giving, I was a rookie. You're so pure and sweet. And now I'm hookie. On Tookieeeeee.

Sometimes I wish I could tell my younger self that. That it didn't matter. That the body I had then carried me up hills at Cross Country meets and through the water during the painful last lap at a swim meet, and that it should be celebrated instead of being picked away at and filled with hunger pangs. I should have gotten both the popcorn and the box of candy at the movies that night, instead of slipping away at a Diet Coke from the concession stand.

the Land sends seven talismans called SMIZEs into the world.

Goodness great-shoes! A literal bloodbath, dahling?

The girl whose eyes are three centimeters too far apart and whose mouth is four centimeters too wide. Not that you'd break out a ruler, but when you look at her, it's enough to make you say that something is definitely … off. Come

She has one green eye and one brown one. Have

You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.

Tookie was loving Thigh-High Boot Camp. She thought the name was especially fitting because she felt like she was flying on a natural Thigh High.

BUT I'M NOT A VICTIM; I GROW FROM IT, AND I LEARN. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF.

WHEN YOU GO TO BED AT NIGHT, YOU LAY THERE AND YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF, 'CAUSE NOBODY'S GONNA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOU.

The only way to live a perfect life is to not take risks, to just sit in a little box and never go after what you want or reach for your goals

Hold on too tightly and the kids rebel; hold on too loosely and all things go to hell.