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

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" I was under 18, and to leave Kenya to come to the United States, to get a passport, you had to be 18. So I lied and said I was 19 to get the passport, because otherwise, I had to have permission from my parents, and my parents would never have let me come. "

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

" My father... gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman. "

" The people who are the most successful in life are not stopped by fear. "

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

" I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps. "

" We are very private, so we decided from early on that we will keep the press and editors and everybody out of our house. "

" I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic. "

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

" 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. "

" The difference between rearing a child in your 20s and one in your 50s is one of patience. "

" We all have friends and loved ones who say 60's the new 30. No. Sixty's the new 60. "

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

" Intelligence is sexy. Don't play dumb, especially young girls. Don't play dumb. And let people see that you are intelligent. "

" 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. "

" I started the cosmetics in 1994 after I stopped modeling, out of my frustration as a woman of color not finding what I needed. "

" I was born in Somalia, which is in East Africa. My parents started with nothing: poor, poor, poor. They eloped, which was unheard of in my country, when my father was 17 and my mother was 14. "

" There is no age better than another. The commitment to give of yourself and the knowledge that the time is right are what's important. "

" 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 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. "

" Italian was my first foreign language. I speak it better than English. "

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

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

" The truth was I felt ugly growing up. I only really started feeling comfortable in myself when I was 40. "

" I would go to cosmetics counters and buy two or three foundations and powders, and then go home and mix them before I came up with something suitable for my undertones. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "