Heidi Klum Quotes

I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do. Don't beat yourself up about it.

I'm not white-picket-fence perfect.

I like to dream, but I like to make things happen.

I was determined to experience the birth, and I am so scared at the thought of having my abdomen cut open. So I was lucky that the birth went very smoothly.

It's important to keep a balanced diet, but I'm not a fan of deprivation. If I want a cheeseburger, I am not only going to eat that cheeseburger, but I'm going to enjoy that cheeseburger.

You should spend your money on some nice lingerie. Big wool cotton pants, that just doesn't work. You have to feel sexy.

I represent more the healthy, happy, curvy, strong woman. And that sounds much healthier to me than being 80 pounds and skinny as a bean.

Pursue success, long after any sane person would have given up.

Because I'm on the runway with some of the best models in the industry.

My career never suffered from my not being skinny. I never did catwalk work because I was always too big. I couldn't get the clothes over my hips.

I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back.

I'm quite scared of flying, and especially helicopters, I don't like them at all.

Keep it simple. You don't want to overdo it with too much makeup or crazy, over-the-top hairstyles. Let your natural beauty show through.

If you are talented, you can really do anything. And if your heart is at the right place and you have the passion for it, you can go for it and do it.

I think if you put a smile on people's faces, they give that back to you.

I've been heartbroken. I've broken hearts. That's part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner.

You have to treat yourself every once in a while, get to the fun stuff!

Have fun - a smile is the most beautiful thing on a woman.

Never underestimate the power of the ocean.

We have a saying in Germany. It is better to have loved and lost than to engage in a land war with Russia in the winter.

No Botox. I don't think I will go there. I don't want to say never, because who knows? Maybe in 10 years I will.

I'd say I'm a good cook. I have a lot of German recipes that I can make - schnitzel, meatballs and things with cabbage. I love cabbage.

My philosophy is that, in life, you have to want something. If you just say "la-la-la" and go through life without a goal, nothing will happen.

Some people are born skinny, and that's just the way it is. You can't point a finger at them and say they're ill or anorexic. It isn't fair to people born that way.

I'm European. I don't like wearing tops. And I don't like tan lines.

You have to just do your thing. As long as you don't hurt anybody along the way.

I'm a lioness. I have four cubs. I'm a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them.

I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately.

It's important to teach your kids the value of being active by setting a good example.

For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams.

If we don't take that time (to be romantic), then it's karate, then it's ballet, and then there's Christmas, and then my husband is flying off to tour around the world.

I have a whole army of pajamas.

A sense of duty - you only really get this feeling when you have a child. You always only used to be responsible for yourself and then there is also a child.

I don't really care if they like me or not.

A pair of black Louboutin's... and that's it!

Well, I was already so happy being chosen to do the issue itself, that when I got on the cover, it was even more of a surprise and even more amazing to me.

Nothing sexy about pregnancy.

Sure, climbing Mount Everest would be cool, but that's something I would now like to do as a family. Big experiences like that I don't want to have on my own anymore. I want to share them.

But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance.

I am generally a very happy and easygoing person.

So to get back to being intimidated, yes, you get intimidated when you're on the runway with Naomi Campbell, who is the best runway model in the world.

Going blonde is like buying yourself a light bulb!

My motto is to go wild on the accessories - the belts, the hair clips, the jewelery.

I never went to a modeling school, and I don't suggest to anybody that they go to a modeling school.

For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house.

Wear something you feel gorgeous in and don't try too hard; it's much sexier when it appears effortless. Clothes that don't fit, or don't fit the wearer's personality, don't help.

I have a normal life and I have this glamorous life, but to me it's two different things.

A little acting debut in Spin City, with Michael J. Fox, which opened up a whole new door for me.

You shouldn't wait for other people to make special things happen. You have to create your own memories.

I can't look in the mirror and look at fake things. I just can't. I'd rather age.