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" After the bones mended, my left eye was smaller than my right, and my eyebrow never grew back. But you know what? Big deal. I think I became beautiful after the accident. I became kinder, more aware. I gained respect for other people. "

" As I always said: I fell in with David Jones. I did not fall in love with David Bowie. "

" At the end of the day, a 34B doesn't give you self-esteem. "

" At the end of the day, my legacy will not be modelling but my cosmetics line. "

" Beauty is being comfortable and confident in your own skin. "

" Bowie is just a persona. He's a singer, an entertainer. David Jones is a man I met. "

" Change makes you find your calling, your legacy, and God's divine plan for your life. Don't run from it. "

" Eliminating the things you love is not wellness. Wellness feeds your soul and makes you feel good. "

" Granted, I've changed internally as I've gotten older - I take it easy, I know when to stop and take care of myself, I laugh much more and with my belly and soul - but this comes from the confidence and acceptance that comes with maturity. "

" I am so far more secure and more grounded and more know who I am than when I was in my 20s. "

" I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile. "

" I arrive in New York on October 15, 1975. On my own, by the way. "

" I beg you, don't use the verb, 'discover', I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn't exist before? "

" I believe in glamour. I am in favor of a little vanity. I don't rely on just my genes. "

" I believe the universe has great plans for us. When you are young, you don't learn that. "

" I can enjoy what I'm engaged in and be fully present rather than planning my answers to questions while someone else is speaking or thinking about my next appointment while my current engagement is still in in progress. "

" I can't stand my legs, for a start, and you rarely see me in skirts. "

" I did not want to get involved with a rock star. No way. It is not a sane thing to do. "

" I didn't start exercising until the end of my modeling career. When you're young, you eat and drink what you want and stay up all night and still look good. "

" I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day. "

" I don't look like a white woman. I look Somali. "

" I don't love eating meat. I really only like chicken and fish. "

" If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away. "

" I had never seen 'Vogue.' I didn't read fashion magazines, I read 'Time' and 'Newsweek.' "

" I have a 15-year-old daughter who thinks that I always had this self confidence that I have now at the age of 60. And I always tell her that what she is going through - the low self-esteem as a teenager - that is a right of passage. "

" I have a certain manner of speech that is unique to me. I tried once to have my staff tweet for me, and it was a disaster! People knew right away that it wasn't me. "

" I have been a muse to Mr. Saint-Laurent, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Versace. "

" I have no intention of ever writing beauty tips on how to make an African-American nose look slimmer or Asian eyes look bigger. That's degrading. Asian eyes are what's beautiful about you and what makes you different. "

" I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans. "

" I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly. "

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