Quotes from Tyra Banks

I'm not in a position to tell heavy people anything.

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 close my eyes while driving and just sing along. I always open them again in time.

There is a difference between desire and desperation.

Love every part of yourself. Even the things that frustrate you. They make you who you are!

Homelessness is an issue close to my heart.

On 'America's Next Top Model,' I mentor girls on television. When that TV goes off, I actually mentor other girls in the modeling industry - girls that have not been on 'Top Model,' but who appear in 'Vogue' worldwide.

I have worn fake hair since I was 17 years old.

I love being able to go to a store, let's say... a store like Topshop or Zara or maybe even Macy's, depends on what department, and not have to look at the price tag.

I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.

I used to love writing in my journal.

I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.

Once you plant seeds of success, your tree will bear fierce fruit.

Flaws are awesome - so, flawsome! I love making up a word.

Love is an excuse to be stupid

I was backstage in Paris and saw Cindy Crawford doing House Of Style. I thought, I would love to to be in control of my career.

Rihanna told me her parents used to argue so intensely, she used to get these headaches, these migraines that were almost not even treatable with medicine. The moment her parents separated, her migraines went away.

I didn't have a job because nobody would hire me. My friends were getting hired, and I couldn't even get a job interview. That really rocked my self-esteem because I didn't understand what I did wrong on those job applications.

I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.

I am a businesswoman who goes to work every single day.

With 'America's Next Top Model,' I've always cast girls who the industry might call 'plus size' but I like to call 'fiercely real.' That was always important to me.

A size 16 can be the best shape for you, and you can be healthy.

Because beauty will be so readily accessible, and skin color and features will be similar, prejudices based on physical features will be nearly eradicated. Prejudice will be socioeconomically based.

Who would have thought that the girl who was forced to go to the hospital because she's so skinny would one day be called too fat?