Top 60 Maye Musk Quotes

I was a nerdy student.

If somebody says, ‘That’s Elon’s mum,’ which happens quite a bit, they are usually stunned; sometimes they cry. I’m flattered because, I mean, to them, he’s saving the world. They just feel he’s the only hope.

I would say, anyone who knows me says they don’t envy my life. I’ve just been through very hard times, yes.

My mother worked as an artist until she was 96.

It’s been amazing to see how brands, magazines, and designers are focusing on real stories from older women.

My parents were the only people to go to South Africa from Australia in a single engine plane… the two of them, no radio… you had to fly down low to see the street signs to know which city you were in… most people couldn’t speak English.

Looking back, letting my hair go natural was an amazing decision because I started getting major ad campaigns. I also signed with agencies in Europe and travelled to many different cities, which I loved. People would stop me in the street and say they loved my hair!

If I had a modelling job and then it became a poster, it meant that my kids and I could have turkey for Christmas dinner. Otherwise, we had chicken.

I try not to give advice unless people ask me.

I always have snack-y foods with me, like nuts and individually wrapped prunes. I don’t like getting hungry. When you’re hungry, you’ll look for foods, and it’s never salad; it’s always muffins!

I would model when they wanted me, and as I got older, they wanted an older model. I was quite willing to be mother of the bride at 28. I was quite happy to be on the cover of a grandparents’ magazine at 42; I have no ego about that.

Steer clear of fad diets.

My best piece of style advice is to keep your wardrobe small and love everything in it.

I’m a U.K. size 8, so not skinny.

I eat vegetarian at home, so I always have yogurt and milk, eggs, whole wheat bread, whole grains. Lots of vegetables and fruit. Cereals and oatmeal. That type of thing.

My parents were very famous, but they were never snobs.

With wearing makeup a part of my job as a model, one might think I’d get tired of it, but I absolutely love it.

I don’t like exercise. I’m not good at it.

When I was younger, I was mousey brown and started putting in highlights with each child. By the time I had my third baby, I was pretty much a blonde, and I stayed that way until I was in my late 50s.

I’m so flattered that at 69, people are booking me and finding me on Instagram.

I don’t like kale, so I don’t eat it.

When I got divorced, I knew I needed to step it up, so I taught nutrition at a college, modeled, and built my dietitian practice all over Canada.

I’ve been on social media for quite a long time, maybe because I’ve been sending out nutrition information.

Makeup transforms me. I feel like I’m in disguise when I walk my dog without makeup on.

If you try to hold onto the old trends, then you’ll look old.

All my kids are brilliant.

People always want to know what I fed my kids. I gave them real food, not frozen pizza.

I don’t care why a client books me, as long as they book me.

My dog wakes me at 6:30 in the morning, so pretty much, I have to get up.

I’m not such a huge hater of anti-aging things because when I put makeup on, I look younger. You can brighten up your eyes and look more glamorous and more confident.

I think that’s one thing that’s kept me working in this industry for so long: my interest in self-representation. It’s a big part of my role as a dietitian, too – helping people feel happy, healthy, and confident exactly as they are.

I pretty much eat when I’m hungry, and I don’t eat when I’m not hungry. That is my best philosophy for maintaining my weight.

I don’t go in the sun, and I wear SPF daily. I’ll wear a hat and cover my hands, too.

Peter Lindbergh is the most charming man – I did a Gap commercial for him, and he was just so sweet.

Makeup does a lot for your confidence. When I put makeup on, I walk taller. I smile more. I feel good. I know I look prettier. Even if I just put day makeup on.

I’ll continue working as long as people want to hire me.

When you have confidence, you do feel like you’re much younger.

You have to stay active; it keeps the bones flexible.

I never told my kids, ‘You’ve got to work hard.’ I just worked hard, and they followed my example.

You have to know your trigger foods, and for me, it’s sweet foods.

I don’t recommend being gluten-free unless you have sensitivity.

I started doing runway work when I was 15, and I remember meeting a model who was 30 – ancient, for the industry – and everyone was so happy to see her. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve experience the same thing. People are just thrilled to see me modeling!

First of all, the skin is the largest organ in the body, so if you’re going to eat well for your heart or for your kidneys or for your liver, then, pretty much, that will help your skin as well.

I just think a big smile and feeling confident makes you beautiful.

I’ve never been scared of aging.

All three of my kids grew up seeing me on posters.

I don’t take supplements – I get nutrition from food.

I just wanted to be the best dietician in the world – but then modeling took over.

I’m always just happy to see when models are working hard, doing well, and really, above all else, doing good things. I love when they work for charities or inspire education. Look at Karlie Kloss promoting education – that’s wonderful.

I spend three hours a day working on my social network profiles. I think about the right people to tag, the ones who might generate new leads. It’s my work, my self-promotion.

I had two brilliant children and one genius. Elon could figure out things when he was very young and was always advanced for his age. He could hold a conversation about something that was way beyond his years, and he read voraciously.

Ralph Lauren is wonderful.

I take 12-bean soup mixes, soak the beans overnight, boil them up, add tomatoes and flavoring, and freeze it. I’ll have a cup a day. It’s very nutritious.

They were responsible. I had very good kids. I was very lucky.

I’m not good at sports, but I do exercise because we have to move. Besides walking my dog four times a day, I go to the gym and do 30 minutes on a stationary bike while reading a book because I get bored, then 10 minutes of weights and 10 of stretches.

I was a perfect mother.

Almond milk is not a milk; it’s not a beverage, really.

I don’t like gluten-free foods – they’re processed and unnecessary.

I was the oldest model in South Africa – I grew up in South Africa, but I was born in Canada – and then when I moved back to Canada, to Toronto, at 42, I was a grandmother doing front covers. I was the oldest model in Canada.

Aging doesn’t scare me at all. You can handle the bumps each year. They’re traumatic when you’re younger, and they’re hurtful, and you go through some terrible times, and you feel terrible.