Christy Turlington Quotes
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I do everything in moderation.
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Access to maternal healthcare is a human right.
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Many models I knew had come from broken families. That makes a significant difference in the way you handle yourself and the choices you make.
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Yoga gave me the ability to calm down.
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When 1970s feminism hit the United States, women demanded the right to natural childbirth and to have their husband or another support person in the delivery room. My mother gave birth to me during this time.
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I feel like being a good model for my children is something that I do take seriously.
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I usually run in the morning and like to have something substantial but light to eat before and after. My go-to choices are either a banana with almond butter or a smoothie.
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There are disparities in accessing quality maternity health care in most every country, and most all health systems could and must be improved upon if we want to create healthy families who will thrive.
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I grew up Catholic. My mother is from El Salvador, so my family on her side is Roman Catholic. My father is Protestant, and while he was spiritual, he wasn't much of a churchgoing person. I think it's fairly common for families to be brought up in the mother's religion.
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I have lots of other mountains that I would like to climb. I have no dream of Everest, but there are some, like Mount Fuji, I'd like to do.
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Everybody is so anti-aging, but I don't want to look younger than I am. Our face is a map of our life; the more that's there, the better.
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I haven't left modeling completely; I just took a step out, and I now have the rare luxury of picking and choosing how to spend my days.
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I like the big questions.
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On the days I don't run, I do yoga and cross-training.
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Getting older is baggage for so many people but I don't spend time on things I can't control. Wrinkles don't scare me; they're a part of life, and I will and do embrace them, but I look at surgery, and that scares me.
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There have been so many photographers and editors who mentored me over the years. At the very beginning, the person who taught me the most was Arthur Elgort. I always loved working with him. We traveled a lot together.
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Mothers need mothers. Let's be there for one another.
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I never understand why people have children and then insist on living as though nothing has shifted.
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Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements.
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With every passing year, I feel more fulfilled.
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I associate wisdom and grace with age.
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I was really gangly and uncoordinated as a kid. I couldn't even do a cartwheel.
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Walking strengthens my legs, and I swing my arms to tone my upper body.
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The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.