Tyra Quotes & Sayings

I do consider myself a feminist, yeah. Totally. — Tyra Banks

It's kind of embarrassing, but in my early 20s, I used to want to be a princess. But I didn't want to have to marry somebody in order to do it! — Tyra Banks

I'm frugal. I've always been this way. When I was young, my mom would give me my allowance, and I'd peel off a little each week and have some to spare. — Tyra Banks

It's so important to understand your good attendance ups your chances of graduating. — Tyra Banks

I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care. — Tyra Banks

Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner have the exact same eyes. — Tyra Banks

When I am full, I stop eating. — Tyra Banks

I tend to hang out with my friends in Los Angeles from high school. We know each other from back in the day. They still see me as just dumb Tyra. We have a strong bond. — Tyra Banks

I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ. — Tyra Banks

I loved planning 'The Tyra Show' more than actually having to do it. I loved coming up with show ideas, honing each program and crafting it. I'm more excited being in a meeting than being on TV. — Tyra Banks

I have a long list of different smiles that you can do, and every model should be equipped. Everybody can't handle the long list ... That's for, you know, advanced. — Tyra Banks

I'm not led by money, because if that's the case, I can throw my name on everything and have a million-dollar company. — Tyra Banks

I was embarrassed when a businessman friend asked, 'What's the yearly budget of your talk show? What's the per-episode budget?' And I looked at him with these blank, typical-model eyes and said, 'I don't know.' I call myself a businesswoman, and I don't know that? — Tyra Banks

I think I'm too young to be a mogul. I think I'm too young for that. — Tyra Banks

Dab - don't rub - cream formulas onto your skin. Rubbing washes out the color, so do that only if you've put on too much. — Tyra Banks

The perfect I was looking for wasn't perfection. The perfect I was looking for was the one. And he was you. — Kristen Ashley

Girls of all kinds can be beautiful ... — Tyra Banks

Michelle Obama, you're one hot mama. — Tyra Banks

I'm obsessed by Instagram. — Tyra Banks

We are often told we can't have brains and beauty, and I really hope that my message is that you can put on that red lip and curl your hair and put on that power dress - you don't have to sacrifice one for the other. — Tyra Banks

I really want to leave something behind that means something when I'm no longer here. — Tyra Banks

I went from being very popular and the head of the clique in the sixth grade to having, like, kid depression in the seventh grade. Not leaving the house. Not looking people in the eye ... My body made me feel bad at everything. — Tyra Banks

Probably if you look like Tyra Banks, it probably is hard, even if you are really smart, for people to take - it surprises some. — Lisa Randall

Time - infinity served in finite portions. — Tyra Lynn

You don't know this, baby, but some men have dream women too
Tack-Motorcyle Man — Kristen Ashley

Well, I don't think of myself as a diva. I'm too dorky! Look at my shoes. (Points to the aforementioned sneakers.) I always look like this. I don't always want to be "working." — Tyra Banks

By no means am I trying to change the modeling industry. — Tyra Banks

The runway symbolizes something in society that's very intimidating to women. — Tyra Banks

Silence then, "Are you smashed?"
"Completely and totally."
"What are you wearing?"
"Who cares?"
"I do."
"Why?"
"'Cause you're smashed, you been with your girls, you somehow got riled up about somethin' and once I settle you down about whatever's aggravating you, I'm gonna rile you up a different way. — Kristen Ashley

I definitely aspire to be someone like Tyra Banks, who's created an empire for herself. — Lauren Conrad

I have worn fake hair since I was 17 years old. — Tyra Banks

My mom was a medical photographer, but on the side, she did a before-and-after glam photography business in the house. She would do makeup and hair - and I was her assistant. — Tyra Banks

[You] have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman. — Tyra Banks

I think of dystopian as 'Mad Max,' as 'Book of Eli,' as the world is ending. — Tyra Banks

It was hard to get guys to notice me, period, because I was so skinny and all my friends were curvy. Plus, I used to be very nervous in front of guys. — Tyra Banks

I think a lot of business students chase money and then they burn out. They have early retirements, not because they want to retire and chill ... But because they hate their job and they are miserable. I don't chase money. — Tyra Banks

There is a difference between desire and desperation. — Tyra Banks

If you can think psychographically and not demographically, you can really target a lot more audiences. — Tyra Banks

I used to really panic about finals. I didn't understand the concept of how you could have one test that encompasses the entire semester. — Tyra Banks

Baby," his voice gentled, "this is me seein' to that soft spot when I say quiet-like that I ... will ... be ... there ... in ten. And what I mean is, when I get there in ten, your ass better be there."
Oh boy.
"Are you coming on your bike?"
"Yeah."
"I'm in a tight, short, little aquamarine dress with high heels. I can't get on a bike.
"You're in a tight, short dress and high heels?" Tack asked.
"Yes."
"I'll be in there in five. — Kristen Ashley

Us brown-skinned girls get ashy if we don't moisturize. — Tyra Banks

I am totally against plastic surgery. A lot of people think I have breast implants because I have the biggest boobs in the business. — Tyra Banks

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people. — Tyra Banks

I know the pain of somebody who's too thin and the pain of somebody that people say is too big. — Tyra Banks

I'm obsessed with making women look and feel more beautiful than they ever thought possible. — Tyra Banks

I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there. — Tyra Banks

I don't think cellulite is great - that's not a flaw that I want in a photo by any means! I retouch that crap out. But I tell women that I'm retouching it out. — Tyra Banks

I really love 'America's Next Top Model.' I'm always tweeting about it, and people are like, 'You need to get a life!' Any time I do a photo shoot, I always think, 'What would Tyra say?' — Carly Chaikin

Modeling is being a ho, but making it fashion. — Tyra Banks

You've got to learn to accept the fool in you as well as the part that's got it goin' on. — Tyra Banks

A while ago I said that, 'You know, I like a guy - he doesn't have to be all rich and famous - he can be normal.' And I remember I was walking in the mall, and this guy was like, 'Tyra, I'm normal. I live with my mama. I ain't got a car and I ain't got a job! I'm real normal.' And I'm like, 'That's not normal - that's a loser!' — Tyra Banks

Truth, honesty, perseverance, strength, love of all kinds and forgiveness are all beautiful, Tack. The most beautiful stories ever told are the most difficult to take. — Kristen Ashley

I kind of like the wind in my face. If it wasn't there, I don't know if I would push as hard. — Tyra Banks

In terms of success and drive, I think some people are born with it, sometimes certain circumstances push you towards success ... trying to prove people wrong. I'm not exactly sure where mine comes from, but, I have this thing inside of me that, when someone tells me that I can't do something, I become obsessed with proving them wrong. It's a weird thing. — Tyra Banks

In terms of bullying, there are so many new laws in America, I am not sure about worldwide, but in America, the laws for bullying are getting strict. And I am really excited of how strict they are and I think it has cut down on a lot of bullying. As a kid I was a bully and I was bullied. I lived both sides of it. To see what is being done with bullying now is super important. — Tyra Banks

I love daytime television. — Tyra Banks

I think people are way less judgmental about chunky guys. — Tyra Banks

I didn't have a job because nobody would hire me. My friends were getting hired, and I couldn't even get a job interview. That really rocked my self-esteem because I didn't understand what I did wrong on those job applications. — Tyra Banks

Modeling chose me, I didn't choose modeling. — Tyra Banks

When I was a young girl, I lost a lot of weight over one summer - involuntarily - and was just really depressed and sad. There was nothing I could do to gain weight. I would look in the mirror and call myself disgusting every day. — Tyra Banks

I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area. — Tyra Banks

I think one of the biggest things that affects young women is when they hear their mothers using fat talk. — Tyra Banks

We've hit the hot guy motherlode. — Kristen Ashley

I actually studied with The Groundlings. — Tyra Banks

Keep in mind that we should always thank those who hurt us, especially those who did so bad we are forced to transform. They risk the eternal verdict of going to hell just to make us better than who we are. — Tyra Banks

Homelessness is an issue close to my heart. — Tyra Banks

I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat. — Tyra Banks

I always feel great when I don't have clothes on. — Tyra Banks

But you know what else never happened to me?"
"Tell me," he ordered, still ... freaking ... grinning.
"Seeing him just a day later in a clinch with a brunette."
"You knew me, you'd know she didn't have staying power and you'd know you do."
"And how's that?" I snapped.
"She's dark, you're red. I'll fuck dark, I'll fuck sun but only red has staying power. Considered sun once. Lost her. Now it's you. — Kristen Ashley

I don't have that 'OMG, I gotta get married' thing! If it happens, it happens, but it's never been like, 'Oooo, I need to do that!' — Tyra Banks

What keeps me up at night? Sometimes it's day-to-day work stuff. And a lot of the times, it's, 'Am I making the wrong decisions in terms of reaching young women?' — Tyra Banks

I don't have to have a child come from my womb to have a connection. Children that are already born are beautiful to me. I can definitely be a mother to them. — Tyra Banks

'America's Next Top Model' is not a bunch of Barbies - it's a lot of girls that are atypically beautiful. — Tyra Banks

You can have all the potential in world, but unless you have confidence, you have nothing. — Tyra Banks

I became a victim of mean girls. I became the victim of myself. — Tyra Banks

I wish I was harder; I wish I didn't care so much about being the nice girl all the time because a lot of the time people can take kindness for weakness, so I wish I had a little bit more 'oomph' in me. — Tyra Banks

I just want you to be yourself. Be a bigger yourself. — Tyra Banks

Journalists told me that a talk show wouldn't work. Some told me I was going to get canceled before my first season was up. — Tyra Banks

Tyra's always standing up for herself and her "race" over perceived slights. For example, she'll say, "You just pushed me because I'm black!" No, I pushed you because the train was coming right at you, you bulimic twit. — Joan Rivers

Pro te, milies aeterno. He placed my hand on his heart. And that means? For you, a thousand times eternity. — Tyra Lynn

I know how to dress for my body to give off illusions, and I like to teach women about it - it's important for women to have that power and that arsenal ... tricks that make you feel good when you walk outside. — Tyra Banks

Take responsiblilty for yourself because no one's going to take responsibility for you. — Tyra Banks

Tack grinned.
"You know," I started, "it's annoying when you grin all know-it-all."
"This isn't my know-it-all grin, Red. This is my I'm gonna get me some later grin."
I felt a couple of quivers that were on the high end of pleasant scale.
Still, I shared. "That's even more annoying."
"Don't know why since me gettin' some means you're gonna get some. — Kristen Ashley

I feel more comfortable when I'm lighter - I sleep better, I snore less, I have more endurance when I work out, my arms look better. — Tyra Banks

Don't dwell on the unchangeable, do you to improve you. — Tyra Wilson

Global warming will threaten our crops, so natural food will be scarce. Hourglass, curvy bodies will be the aspirational beauty standard, representing that those women have access to bounties of fulfilling yet healthy food, which means they are affluent. — Tyra Banks

Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that! — Tyra Banks

I love Roald Dahl. — Tyra Banks

I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show. — Tyra Banks

I'm very comfortable speaking to millions of people, but not comfortable in a small, intimate social setting. Like cocktail hour. I get very panicky. — Tyra Banks

I get so much mail from young women saying that they are so insecure when they look at me, but they don't realize all of the flaws that I have. — Tyra Banks

I look up to Martha Stewart, and I love that she has product lines that are true extensions of her brand. — Tyra Banks

My eyes narrowed and I snapped, "You're not allowed to do that shift."
His head jerked slightly and he asked, "Say again?"
"Be sweet and make me all melty and want to jump you when I 'm celebrating my heretofore unknown badassness with a bunch of bikers and their bitches. Not to mention, I'm hungry."
Tack grinned as his arm snaked around me and he yanked me close.
"You wanna jump me?" he asked.
"I always want to jump you," I answered.
"Good to know," he muttered. — Kristen Ashley

Sometimes you gotta leave when you're on top. — Tyra Banks

When I was not connected with someone, I didn't get asked out that often. — Tyra Banks

-I looked at his beautiful face. "So I guess that means I'm the ugly one."- — Tyra Lynn

Whenever someone says I'm the next Oprah, I always respond, 'Child, there's only one Mahogany, and only one Oprah.' There are no others. — Tyra Banks

Babe, look at me."
"Kiss my ass," I replied. — Kristen Ashley

Girls of all kinds can be beautiful - from the thin, plus-sized, short, very tall, ebony to porcelain-skinned; the quirky, clumsy, shy, outgoing and all in between. It's not easy though because many people still put beauty into a confining, narrow box ... Think outside of the box ... Pledge that you will look in the mirror and find the unique beauty in you. — Tyra Banks

I'm a big fan of Lady Gaga. — Tyra Banks