Quotes from Tyra Banks

It is important for women to feel beautiful when she looks in the mirror, and I tell women, 'If you don't feel beautiful, find one thing that you can look in that mirror and say, 'That is beautiful.'

I just think, as a model, it's taught me to be a master of deception and illusion.

By no means am I trying to change the modeling industry.

I think the rise of Asian models is an absolutely beautiful thing.

Moms, you are the first and most influential role model in your girl's life. Use that power.

Working women, moms, students, they don't have a lot of time to spend on their faces.

I don't have the best self esteem; mine wavers month to month, but I know how to pick myself up.

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.

I'm frugal. I've always been this way. When I was young, my mom would give me my allowance, and I'd peel off a little each week and have some to spare.

I'm very comfortable speaking to millions of people, but not comfortable in a small, intimate social setting. Like cocktail hour. I get very panicky.

One of the big, most underlying messages for me is celebrating beauty that is not typical.

Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.

The runway symbolizes something in society that's very intimidating to women.

I just want you to be yourself. Be a bigger yourself.

I've wanted to adopt since I was eight, nine years old. I really do think I will.

There's no excuse for rudeness.

I grew up wearing a uniform to school, and now I have my stylist come to my apartment and create outfits for me to wear. Otherwise, I'd never get dressed.

I went to school for me - I didn't do it to make any sort of statement. So the very first year I was in school, I wasn't there under my own name. It was very incognito.

I'm obsessed with making women look and feel more beautiful than they ever thought possible.

I'm obsessed by Instagram.

I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area.

I feel more comfortable when I'm lighter - I sleep better, I snore less, I have more endurance when I work out, my arms look better.

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that!