Christy Turlington Quotes
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Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker.
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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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Mothers need mothers. Let's be there for one another.
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I was a regular kid with a normal family life.
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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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I do everything in moderation.
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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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Yoga gave me the ability to calm down.
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As long as I was breathing with the contractions and not pushing against them, I felt better. That idea is fundamental-to feel pain and not to resist; to go towards it. It is an incredibly spiritual practice.
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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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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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The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.
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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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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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Access to maternal healthcare is a human right.
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With every passing year, I feel more fulfilled.
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Walking strengthens my legs, and I swing my arms to tone my upper body.
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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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On the days I don't run, I do yoga and cross-training.
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You know, all these sentiments about beauty coming from within, they've always resonated when I've read them, but it takes a bit of living to truly appreciate them. To realise we are so much more than our experiences, that we are who we are because of the lessons we've learnt, now that's what true 'beauty' is for 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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If we can't support a woman while she is giving life, then we don't support women.
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I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people.