Top 75 Christy Turlington Quotes

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.

I want my daughter to see that I am a professional and have commitments, but that I’m there when the family needs me, and so is their father. In some cases, more so.

Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.

I think each woman has her own relationship to beauty.

I do everything in moderation.

There are disparities in accessing quality maternity health care in most every country, and most all health systems could and must be improved upon if we want to create healthy families who will thrive.

I never understand why people have children and then insist on living as though nothing has shifted.

May is the month when people focus on mothers more than any other time of year.

In parts of the world where basic infrastructures like paved roads and transportation systems are underdeveloped, people walk for days to reach a health care provider.

On the days I don’t run, I do yoga and cross-training.

I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time.

I have lots of other mountains that I would like to climb. I have no dream of Everest, but there are some, like Mount Fuji, I’d like to do.

I never looked at magazines before I started modeling. I was 13 or 14, and none of my friends were into magazines. We were into the fashion of the day, though.

If Mom is healthy, then her child is more likely to thrive, more likely to have a better quality of life and, ultimately, better able to provide for his or herself.

I was a regular kid with a normal family life.

I’ve always eaten well and have a balanced diet.

Imagine the possibilities if humanity banded together before disaster struck to relieve everyday suffering worldwide.

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.

It turns out that cholera is new to Haiti. It was inadvertently introduced by a group of U.N. peacekeepers stationed in central Haiti who had come from South Asia where it is endemic.

In many countries, women aren’t jubilant when they learn they are pregnant. Quite the opposite – they’re terrified.

America’s health care system is the most complicated and expensive in the world.

Not every model wants to be an actress.

I really wanted to share with people the day-to-day joys that yoga can bring into one’s life-not just the physical aspects.

Yoga has brought me closer to myself. It’s helped me realize the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit, in the Buddhist sense of the word.

Those of us focused on issues related to social justice and equality are grateful for the significant steps President Obama has made to advance women’s equality and status all over the world.

I have a beer belly.

Lipstick is the easiest way to dress up without doing a lot, but it’s hard to maintain, so I always opt for nudes if I’m going out for a long time.

I was really gangly and uncoordinated as a kid. I couldn’t even do a cartwheel.

I’ve always loved those portraits that Alfred Stieglitz did of Georgia O’Keeffe over several years, which really convey the idea that there’s not one image that can capture a woman, because we’re changing all the time.

Everybody is so anti-aging, but I don’t want to look younger than I am. Our face is a map of our life; the more that’s there, the better.

Every Mother Counts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother. We inform, engage, and mobilize audiences to take action and raise funds that support maternal health programs around the world.

There have been so many photographers and editors who mentored me over the years. At the very beginning, the person who taught me the most was Arthur Elgort. I always loved working with him. We traveled a lot together.

When I was 18, and my looks were what I was – and all that I was – it did feel very limiting.

When you are balanced and when you listen and attend to the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, your natural beauty comes out.

When I was seven months pregnant with my son, my mother and I took a trip to El Salvador, where she’s from. Frequent visits with her to see my extended family have taught me how different life can be if you are born into poverty.

I have good skin, but it’s dry – drier than you would think, considering I have Latin skin. It’s fairly transparent, too, so I’m constantly trying to give it nourishment and moisture, but nothing really holds.

I haven’t left modeling completely; I just took a step out, and I now have the rare luxury of picking and choosing how to spend my days.

I have my family, which is my main thing; the organization; a modeling career. All these things are important, but family definitely comes first.

My family knows they are loved. As a mother, it is my job to let them know that they are, and it’s a job I take quite seriously.

I grew up Catholic. My mother is from El Salvador, so my family on her side is Roman Catholic. My father is Protestant, and while he was spiritual, he wasn’t much of a churchgoing person. I think it’s fairly common for families to be brought up in the mother’s religion.

I have a son and a daughter; I try to teach them equally about balance, gender, and gender equity.

If we can’t support a woman while she is giving life, then we don’t support women.

Imagine a world where mothers take as good care of themselves as they do their children and a world where mothers are so supported they’re able to do that. That’s the world we all need to create because our children, families, and communities are depending on us.

Yoga has been the best tool for managing stress and life’s challenges. Everything from my studies to my father’s death was eased by my practice of it.

Even though Haitian women are considered the ‘poto mitan’ – the ‘central pillars’ of the family and their communities – they are often the most underserved members of already poor communities.

I always recognized that modeling would allow me to see and do a lot, so I looked for opportunities to learn and grow.

I run year-round and then ramp up my training for a race a few months before.

I think there are so many extra benefits to running besides the health ones that come from getting your heart rate up, sweating, and all that other good stuff.

As a parent, I can get so frustrated. Any parent can!

Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements.

I have a very heavy-footed walk; I always have.

The way I try to live is ‘Be here now.’ Be your best self now.

One thing that has become abundantly clear to me as I have advocated for the health and well-being of girls and women over the years is the innate power we each have within us to establish deep connection with one another and heal ourselves simply by sharing our stories.

I associate wisdom and grace with age.

The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.

Oh, I’m hardly stylish! I’m such a mess. I don’t even think about what I’m going to wear; it’s the last thing I think about.

People always think that if you eat anything as a model, it’s amazing. I used to tease them and say, you know I’m going to throw up afterwards.

We’re living in miraculous times where connections are made at the blink of an eye, the tap of a thumb, and the click of a mouse. We can never replace human interaction, but these simple actions can be powerful and meaningful to those we connect with.

After delivering my daughter in 2003, I endured and survived a hemorrhage, the leading childbirth-related complication that takes the lives of thousands of other mothers all over the world.

Parents should be the most important examples for their children.

What I did for a living for so many years separated who I was from what I did.

Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker.

In some countries, as many as 91 percent of women have no one at their side to assist them during labor and delivery.

I never thought I would model for more than a few years.

I feel like being a good model for my children is something that I do take seriously.

I’m not a morning person.

Health is your greatest wealth, so experiencing a marathon and seeing what you’re capable of is really special.

Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself.