Quotes from Kimora Lee Simmons

I can't stand when girls come to me and say they want to be a model, but they can't tell me who the top three photographers are in the world. They can't tell me who the top five biggest models are or name three cosmetics companies. They can't even name the top fashion magazines! You have to get it together and know your stuff.

Like every mom, you try to juggle, but I also want people to know that you don't have to be a superhero. I'm not a superhero; I have a team of people who help me. I have a great family support system.

Women call me all the time and tell me, 'You inspired me to get out of a bad situation,' or 'You inspired me to take the reigns for myself and go and do this.' I try to tell people to live their best life, and do what you know you need to do for yourself and your family. You need to be supported.

Be stingy with your money! Don't splurge at the mall - and definitely don't give it to your boyfriend!

I'm not used to having a boss. I'm the boss. I don't need the money. I'm filthy f... rich!

I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else, and I definitely didn't believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It's all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.

I wanted my closet to look like a boutique.

I'm a girl's girl. I'm a woman's woman. I'm a cool girl.

I think my customers, my fans are really like my family now - it's like a movement of fabulosity.

I try not to be neurotic; I try to create and present healthy body image.

Live life on your own path. Everybody's got something different. You can't keep up with all those people, so you better keep up with yourself.

Live honestly to a higher note. Life is too short. So, do the best you can and live your life to a higher note.

It's not always about the money and the fame, and a lot of people think that it is sometimes.

You should aspire to a level of personal excellence - to be the best you can be. You should aspire to have the richest life you can get in terms of fulfillment, happiness and peace.

I'm fiercely protective of my children even though we are on TV.

I don't believe that fashion should exclude people - I have always been about making it accessible to everyone.

Life is a series of adjustments; You can make changes along the way, but if you dodn't start moving forward you'll never get anywhere!

Yes, I'm quirky, loud and crazy.

I don't apologize for my diamonds, Rolls-Royce, Range Rover, or anything. Look, Queen Elizabeth has more diamonds than me. Why don't people attack her for it?

I look forward to spring cleaning and putting things in their place. It's therapeutic for me.

I have a lot of hang-ups in life with men. I'm not very trusting.

In this life, you have to risk big to win big.

Relationships do change throughout the course of your life, and I always think in terms of relationships changing and evolving rather than starting and stopping.

Yes, I live a crazy, exciting, whatever life, but I do think it's quite relatable because it has to be - I'm just a girl from St Louis, Missouri that has lived life like anyone else. There are things that are crazy and over the top, but the basic thread is my family, my career, trying to live and pursuing my dreams.