Quotes from Tyra Banks

I created 'America's Next Top Model' one-hundred percent. I was in my kitchen making tea one morning, and I looked out the window, and the idea popped into my head. I wanted it to be 'American Idol' meets 'Ford Supermodel of the Year' meets 'The Real World.'

My natural hair texture is very kinky.

The one thing I like about being a celebrity more than anything is being able to get into any restaurant I want.

I'm obsessed with the theme parks and themed restaurants, I love it!

I won't say if I'm single or dating or married or divorced. There's boundaries.

What I don't like to see is when models of different races come in and out of fashion.

I have so many goals.

In high school I definitely had a clique of friends. And what I loved about it was that we were healthy and good girls.

I wish I was harder; I wish I didn't care so much about being the nice girl all the time because a lot of the time people can take kindness for weakness, so I wish I had a little bit more 'oomph' in me.

I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had a 3.2. I always wished that I had the capacity to get straight A's, but I didn't. I didn't beat myself up about it, but I really studied hard for my grades.

I don't have to have a child come from my womb to have a connection. Children that are already born are beautiful to me. I can definitely be a mother to them.

I know the pain of somebody who's too thin and the pain of somebody that people say is too big.

Tyra the businesswoman is very close to - and I hate third person, but you said it, oh, chiiild, you said it - but me the businessperson and me the person: very similar. I can be in a business meeting and be all 'Wooo!' and 'Oh, child!' and still be talking revenues and profits and cash flows.

Blue and green eyes will be so common that dark brown will become the rare and newly desired eye color.

I don't have that 'OMG, I gotta get married' thing! If it happens, it happens, but it's never been like, 'Oooo, I need to do that!'

Sometimes you gotta leave when you're on top.

I went from being very popular and the head of the clique in the sixth grade to having, like, kid depression in the seventh grade. Not leaving the house. Not looking people in the eye... My body made me feel bad at everything.

Sephora is fantastic. I go in there. I get lost. There are so many great things in there.

I know some women are intimidated by makeup.

We are often told we can't have brains and beauty, and I really hope that my message is that you can put on that red lip and curl your hair and put on that power dress - you don't have to sacrifice one for the other.

Don't save bold lashes and red lips for nighttime - do it in the day!

I tend to hang out with my friends in Los Angeles from high school. We know each other from back in the day. They still see me as just dumb Tyra. We have a strong bond.

Let's have fun at work.

I've had my heart broken one too many times.