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" I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep. "

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" Nobody has ever said to me that I was pretty, 'til I met Peter Beard. "

" My ritual is cooking. I find it therapeutic. It comes naturally to me. I can read a recipe and won't have to look at it again. "

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

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

" I've always said if what I'm going to create doesn't look good on everybody, I'm not going to do it. "

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

" When I started modeling, they tried to pay black models less than they paid Caucasian models. I turned down those jobs because I knew what I was worth. "

" On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession. "

" I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim. "

" I wanted a bronzer so I could look like I just came from Ibiza everyday. "

" 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. "

" When I lived in Egypt, we always wore kaftans. I had cashmere kaftans from Halston. You put on a kaftan in your backyard, and it's like you're in Ibiza. "

" I speak five languages besides mine. I went to school in Egypt because girls weren't allowed to go to school in Saudi Arabia. It's very restricting, especially for girls; we're not allowed to go anywhere. "

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

" We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture. "

" I thought at 46 years old, I've been removed from the fashion industry for 10 years. I couldn't possibly write a model's book. That's for a 20-year-old. But I could say what I want to say without chastising the industry. "

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

" I was admittedly comfortable with Iman Cosmetics being identified as a beauty brand that filled the gap for black women because it was deeply personal for me. "

" People get numbed when they see picture after picture, year in and year out, of people starving. "

" 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. "

" The day you settle for less is the day you will get less. "

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

" When my daughter Zulekha was born, I was at the pinnacle of my working life as a model, and I pulled myself in two trying to cope with being both a mother and a career girl. "

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

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

" My looks have changed. I have laugh lines - not wrinkles. "

" 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. "

" I would rather Google other people than Google myself. "