Tyra Banks Quotes

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

Love me or hate me I promise that it will never make or break me...<3

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

Take responsiblilty for yourself because no one's going to take responsibility for you.

Perfect is boring, human is beautiful

A smart model is a good model.

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.

Admiring the D, are you?

Women crave the chemical rush that comes from suspicion and indignation. If you don’t provide it, they’ll happily get it from tabloids, romance novels, The View, Tyra Banks or otherwise living vicariously through their single girlfriends.

Love is an excuse to be stupid

There is a difference between desire and desperation.

There's an intruder in my OoAh!

THREE things to be VERY happy about: 1. The Tyra Banks show ROCKED! 2. My rash completely cleared up. 3. My parents think I’m a fourteen-year-old Rachael Ray.

He followed the sweet scent not of blood orange, but of the pancreas and thymus glands that lived within one particular platinum-headed Unica, and he resumed his trek to Modelland.

Perception is reality, because that is their truth.

Tookie's heart pounded. her knees wobbled, her heart started to flutter, and she felt a warm gush through her core. Try not to suck on his thumb again!

Life is like Tyra Bank’s left breast. It’s not right it’s not fair & still people loves it for what it is.

You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.

You begin your mornings staring at the fog, longing for the fateful evening when it will turn a golden yellow and then, finally, like a push-up brassiere, lift. Oh,

the Land sends seven talismans called SMIZEs into the world.

Goodness great-shoes! A literal bloodbath, dahling?

She has one green eye and one brown one. Have

Tookie was loving Thigh-High Boot Camp. She thought the name was especially fitting because she felt like she was flying on a natural Thigh High.

When you step Out of Your Comfort Zone, it is important to stop stepping before you get into the Uncomfy Zone. Out of Your Comfort Zone feels new and exciting, and you’re discovering aspects of yourself you never knew existed. The No-Go Zone is where you do things that make you feel worse (not better) about yourself, and where you make choices you might regret. Avoid the No-Go Zone at all costs.

Oh, Tookie, I never wagered your lip nookie. In your eyes is the only place I wanna lookie. You've taught me 'bout loving and giving, I was a rookie. You're so pure and sweet. And now I'm hookie. On Tookieeeeee.

Sometimes I wish I could tell my younger self that. That it didn't matter. That the body I had then carried me up hills at Cross Country meets and through the water during the painful last lap at a swim meet, and that it should be celebrated instead of being picked away at and filled with hunger pangs. I should have gotten both the popcorn and the box of candy at the movies that night, instead of slipping away at a Diet Coke from the concession stand.

The girl whose eyes are three centimeters too far apart and whose mouth is four centimeters too wide. Not that you’d break out a ruler, but when you look at her, it’s enough to make you say that something is definitely … off. Come

Closed mouths don't get fed While I couldn't yet articulate a concept like representation, I identified with Grace's compulsion to emulate... It was the same yearning I felt to emulate Tyra Banks... Oprah Winfrey... They showed me how I could expand when I didn't feel like enough. I didn't have to be just like them, but their quiet guidance and encouragement afforded me space. In simply being themselves, they widened the room. -- "Amazing Grace" by Carla Bruce-Eddings

I was standing in line at the grocery store. (Yes, I shop for my own groceries often.) The woman in front of me was looking at the tabloid magazine covers, then turned around and looked me straight in the eyes. There was no "OMG, Tyra, I can't believe you do your own grocery shopping!" look on her face. Instead she said, "if they're calling you fat, what am I?" And she said it through tears. That was when it hit me - - this whole incident wasn't funny, and it wasn't just about me. No pun intended, but it was bigger than me. Much bigger.

He has three master’s degrees and recently retired as a major after twenty-eight years in the United States Air Force.

Your beauty is beautiful.

When one door of opportunity slams shut in your face, you don’t turn around and go home, boo. Oh, no. You just go through that side door, and if that’s closed, go through the back door, the cellar door, the attic—just get in the damn house!

The important thing is to keep your eyes on the road and keep going. Stay focused. Don’t stop. Don’t turn back. And don’t forget to enjoy the wild ride.

BUT I’M NOT A VICTIM; I GROW FROM IT, AND I LEARN. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF.

Studies have shown that women who are perceived as more attractive make 5 percent more at work and even get higher grades in school.

Fake it till you make it.

WHEN YOU GO TO BED AT NIGHT, YOU LAY THERE AND YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF, ’CAUSE NOBODY’S GONNA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOU.

Mama always told me that I was beautiful no matter what and that I was worthy no matter what, and that’s the message I want to pass on to women and men everywhere. It ain’t about me. It’s about us. I don’t want you getting in your own way as you strive to reach your big, fat, sexy, juicy goals.

The only way to live a perfect life is to not take risks, to just sit in a little box and never go after what you want or reach for your goals

I never just assume that someone is going to come along and tell me everything I need to know, and you shouldn’t either. You have to do your research, boo.

Hold on too tightly and the kids rebel; hold on too loosely and all things go to hell.

Do your homework, even if you gotta assign it yourself. Then leave your ill-prepared competition in the highlighter dust, because they can’t keep up with your laser-focused Smize.

a face only a mother could love”?

perfect is boring , human is beautiful

Perfect is Boring!

Yuckity yuck! I totally forgot to put on my sweat stopper this morning. I'm a girl who can't skip a day, if you know what I mean!

Tookie's heart bounded. her knees wobbled, her heart started to flutter, and she felt a warm gush through her core. Try not to suck on his thumb again!

I'm the Princess BellaDonna, baby. The head bee-yotch in charge. And from now on, you will do Whatever. I. Say.

Watch out, De La Crème. This kitty-cat got a taste of your sweetness and wants more of your cream!

Modelland was once her home... home... home, But foolish lust we don't condone... done... done, Now a cursed and cracked gemstone... stone... stone, Modelland is not her home.