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Iman Quotes

I would rather Google other people than Google myself.

– Iman

I wasn’t a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.

– Iman

I’m against a signature look, as that can be very outdating. But having said that, I also know my best qualities, so I’m not going to foolhardily give away my power.

– Iman

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

It’s really not a good idea to forecast or double guess the fates; you will always be fooled.

– Iman

I have no intention of ever writing beauty tips on how to make an African-American nose look slimmer or Asian eyes look bigger. That’s degrading. Asian eyes are what’s beautiful about you and what makes you different.

– Iman

I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile.

– Iman

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

I started the cosmetics in 1994 after I stopped modeling, out of my frustration as a woman of color not finding what I needed.

– Iman

I didn’t start exercising until the end of my modeling career. When you’re young, you eat and drink what you want and stay up all night and still look good.

– Iman

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

Italian was my first foreign language. I speak it better than English.

– Iman

When everyone is telling you, ‘You’re so beautiful, there’s nobody like you,’ you begin to think it’s true. But of course there is nobody like you.

– Iman

My father… gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman.

– Iman

Beauty is being comfortable and confident in your own skin.

– Iman

Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others. Wigs, killer heels, Pilates, even fillers – whatever works for you, honey.

– Iman

There is no age better than another. The commitment to give of yourself and the knowledge that the time is right are what’s important.

– Iman

I beg you, don’t use the verb, ‘discover’, I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn’t exist before?

– Iman

There is a lot of noise out there. I don’t want to follow the trend – I want to create the trend.

– Iman

If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away.

– Iman

I’m lucky in some ways in that I really don’t need more than five or so hours of sleep.

– Iman

I did not want to get involved with a rock star. No way. It is not a sane thing to do.

– Iman

I have a certain manner of speech that is unique to me. I tried once to have my staff tweet for me, and it was a disaster! People knew right away that it wasn’t me.

– Iman

The day you settle for less is the day you will get less.

– Iman

I have been a muse to Mr. Saint-Laurent, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Versace.

– Iman

Intelligence is sexy. Don’t play dumb, especially young girls. Don’t play dumb. And let people see that you are intelligent.

– Iman

I’m always criticised by other Somalis and Muslims for what I’m doing as a model and married to a white man and all that.

– Iman

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

I’m a very political person, and I think things through clearly, even when I was 18 years old.

– Iman

After the bones mended, my left eye was smaller than my right, and my eyebrow never grew back. But you know what? Big deal. I think I became beautiful after the accident. I became kinder, more aware. I gained respect for other people.

– Iman

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