Quotes by Christie Brinkley

“I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that.”

“When a shoot was over, Id get in a cab, pull out a compact and go, WHOA! Whos that ?”

“I just found out that Im one inch taller than I thought.”

“I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage]”

“I now use makeup for a healthy-looking glow because a real one isnt that healthy,”

“At 30, I said, ”

“After so many years of being around, people see me on the street and say, ”

When something bad happens to me I think Im able to deal with it in a pretty good way. That makes me lucky. Some people fall apart at the first little thing that happens.

Adopting a really positive attitude can work wonders to adding years to your life, a spring to your step, a sparkle to your eye, and all of that.

After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my bodys way of telling me that this pregnancy wasnt meant to be.

I think that ultimately your age is determined by your attitude. Its not the number its not how many wrinkles you have on your face. Its the energy that you project.

We decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldnt handle another failure. When I miscarried after that, we had to come to terms with the possibility that this wasnt meant to be.

My work makes me a better mom. It gives me a little door to step out of my parenting and bring the excitement from my day back home.

I photographed all kinds of sports - Formula 1, Formula Atlantic. And anybody who knows me knows that, from the day they invented video cameras, I used to lug them around when you had to carry the pack here and the big camera here, plus the diaper bag and a baby and the purse or whatever.

I remember my first Sports Illustrated shoot was with the photographer Walter Iooss, and Julie Campbell was the editor, and we were at the president of Mexicos private house in Cancun - this was before anything else thats now in Cancun even existed. And they told me to get a tan, so I spent all morning in the sun, and I was burnt.

When doing sports... on the water, its crucial to stop aging by protecting your skin.

Some people think happiness is a luxury, but its a necessity. You need to make space for it in your life.

My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazing person. She was like a bon vivant in that she just lived each day to the fullest. As soon as I became a vegetarian, she became a vegetarian.

I really believe in the old expression that what doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Its through adversity that you find the strength you never knew you had.

My age has so little to do with my image of myself because at a certain point, the number just didnt fit how I felt. It has become irrelevant to me. I just dont feel like that number is representative of my spirit, of my energy or my anything!