My father... gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman. Iman More Quotes by Iman More Quotes From Iman If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away. Iman deepwalkfeelsituation Beauty is being comfortable and confident in your own skin. Iman confidentskinyourbeauty Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others. Wigs, killer heels, Pilates, even fillers - whatever works for you, honey. Iman lookingyourselfgoodyou On a Friday night in 1983, I was in a taxi in New York riding home from dinner with friends. A drunk driver ran a red light and hit the cab, and I was thrown toward the glass partition. I tried to duck, but my face hit the glass, and the impact fractured my cheekbone, my eye socket, my collarbone and several ribs. Iman facelighthomenight Eliminating the things you love is not wellness. Wellness feeds your soul and makes you feel good. Iman goodyousoullove Life is too short not to have pasta, steak, and butter. Iman shortpastalife-is-too-shortlife Change makes you find your calling, your legacy, and God's divine plan for your life. Don't run from it. Iman youchangegodlife We all want what every girl wants: to look fabulous while we're out there ruling the world. Iman lookgirlwantworld Nobody has ever said to me that I was pretty, 'til I met Peter Beard. Iman nobodymebeardsaid I was raised to treat my body as a temple, but even as a little girl, I had a major issue with self-esteem. I thought there was something wrong with the temple. Iman treattemplethoughtgirl There are some people who have helped to advance me and other girls, but the fashion industry is always behind popular culture. They think they understand the zeitgeist. They don't know anything about the zeitgeist. Iman mefashionculturepeople I suffer from low self-esteem. I had horrible self-esteem growing up. You really have to save yourself because the critic within you will eat you up. It's not the outside world - it's your interior life, that critic within you, that you have to silence. Iman yourselfyousilencelife 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. Iman laughmyselfconfidencesoul I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day. Iman every-daydaymyselfme The women I gravitate to are the ones who defy convention and reinvent themselves - hence, they reinvent the world around them. Iman themwhowomenworld 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. Iman confidencedaughterselfage At the end of the day, my legacy will not be modelling but my cosmetics line. Iman end-of-the-dayenddaylegacy It's really not a good idea to forecast or double guess the fates; you will always be fooled. Iman willgoodyoualways There are highlights when you become irreplaceable as a model, like when you become a muse to designers. They look at you differently; you're not a coat hanger for hire. Iman becomelikelookyou That is something that my mother instilled in me at a very young age - to know my self-worth. And I have had times again and again in the fashion industry where all of that was tested and I rose to the occasion because I was told that I am worthy and I should be able to walk away from something that is not worthy of me. Iman walkmeagemother
