Tyra Banks > Quotes

“Never dull your shine for somebody else.”
― Tyra Banks

“Love me or hate me I promise that it will never make or break me...<3”
― Tyra Banks, Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out

“I love the confidence that makeup gives me.”
― Tyra Banks

“Take responsiblilty for yourself because no one's going to take responsibility for you.”
― Tyra Banks

“Perfect is boring, human is beautiful”
― Tyra Banks

“A smart model is a good model.”
― Tyra Banks

“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.”
― Tyra Banks

“Admiring the D, are you?”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“Love is an excuse to be stupid”
― Tyra Banks , Modelland

“There's an intruder in my OoAh!”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“There is a difference between desire and desperation.”
― Tyra Banks

“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.”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“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!”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“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.”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“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.”
― Tyra Banks, Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss

“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.”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“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.”
― Tyra Banks, Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy

“She has one green eye and one brown one. Have”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

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

“the Land sends seven talismans called SMIZEs into the world.”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“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!”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“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.”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“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,”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“Perception is reality, because that is their truth.”
― Tyra Banks

“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.”
― Tyra Banks

“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!”
― Tyra Banks, Modelland

“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.”
― Tyra Banks, Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss

“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”
― Tyra Banks, Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss

“Perfect is Boring!”
― Tyra Banks, Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss

“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!”
― Tyra Banks, Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss