American Quotes

Thought is more important than art. To revere art and have no understanding of the process that forces it into existence, is finally not even to understand what art is.

This is said to us, even as this counterfeit president has legalized the Confederate Flag in Mississippi.

There is other disturbing facts surround the hideous 911 attacks, which my family and I could see from the third floor bathroom window of our homes!

God has been replaced, as he has all over the West, with respectability and air conditioning.

A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.

If the flag of an armed enemy of the U.S. is allowed to fly over government buildings, then it implies that slavery, or at least the threat of slavery, is sanctioned by that government and can still legally exist.

A rich man told me recently that a liberal is a man who tells other people what to do with their money.

The reason good women like me and flock to my pictures is that there is a little bit of vampire instinct in every woman.

Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.

I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.

The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.

Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.

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 don't like expensive things... I just can't help looking in a magazine for the splurge and the save.

From offstage until the moment I walk onstage, I constantly tweak my talk show and 'Top Model', but at the same time, I often leave my private life by the wayside.

People always ask me if I'm going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for years to come.

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show.

I talked about adopting a baby when I was 20 years old, before it became 'hip.'

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

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

I have so many goals.

I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself.

You can't model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career.

I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people.

Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model will become a household name today.

Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next.

A smart model is a good model.

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

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