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

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

" I tell all my younger friends, 'Don't be afraid of change. That is when you truly see what your destiny is.' "

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

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

" 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 would rather Google other people than Google myself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" My given name was Zahra, which is the 'flower of the desert.' I don't look anything like the flower of the desert. My name was changed by my grandfather to Iman, which means 'have faith.' And it meant to have faith that a daughter would come. "

" 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 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. "

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" The women I gravitate to are the ones who defy convention and reinvent themselves - hence, they reinvent the world around them. "

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