Christie Brinkley Quotes

Enjoy the top 98 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Christie Brinkley.

“I cant live without knowing I have my extensions and ponytail. So I can run out the door at the drop of a hat.”
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Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.

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“I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.”

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“Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it. From leafy greens to purple to herbs, fresh cut herbs mixed into it for flavors. I vary what I toss into it. Sometimes it might be lentils and chopped tomatoes, other days it could be garbanzo beans, some days I might have just a salad and have some lentil soup on the side.”

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“I think there's little things you can do with a dermatologist that can stave off major, giant surgery, which is really scary. But I'm all for, if something's bothering you, fix it. At least talk to somebody to see what it would take to fix it, and see if that's for you or not.”

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“When you turn 60, the key is to not stop moving. Once you start to stop moving, you rust. You got to just keep going.”

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“I really have a deep sense of caring about the air that we breathe and the water that we drink. I want to be able to say that I was trying to protect that. And I also care deeply about children. My children, all children. And I care deeply about giving back.”

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Life is too short to not have oysters and champagne sometimes.

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“I've always believed in a rainbow diet. As many colors and foods as you can eat, the better, because if you focus on one food, there's bound to be a report that comes out that says, 'Broccoli actually ... ' So I mix it up a lot. And I take vitamins, like Biosil, which I take for my hair, skin, and nails.”

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

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“My age has so little to do with my image of myself because at a certain point, the number just didn't fit how I felt. It has become irrelevant to me. I just don't feel like that number is representative of my spirit, of my energy or my anything!”

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“Just because people can express themselves through their art doesn't mean they are great communicators in person.”

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“My biggest deterrent to getting the workout I need is just that my days are so full and so busy.”

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I don't count that relationship with Ricky. It's just like a blip at this point. I had to fall in love with the devil himself to get this sweet angel, Jack.

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“I think variety is the spice of sticking with an exercise routine, whether it's getting a dance tape one day, or getting a tape with those stretchy things to work with resistance on a different day.”

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“I've been a vegetarian since I was about 12 years old. When I became a vegetarian, I got my mom and dad to become vegetarian, and my brother became a vegetarian.”

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After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be.

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“I can't live without knowing I have my extensions and ponytail. So I can run out the door at the drop of a hat.”

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“I crank up the music, and I dance around the house.”

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“I had a gorgeous mom. She was beautiful, so I lucked out there.”

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“I have an organic garden and love being able to say, 'I'm going to see what I can pick to throw in my salad.'”

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“I have sun damage that I want to repair, but I also want to keep myself from further damage.”

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I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought.

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“I just love America. I love living here.”

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I liberally apply sunscreen and wear hats.

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“I really believe in the power of the individual to make change, and our family is a real collection of individuals.”

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“I really believe that being flexible and grateful contributes a lot to your happiness, which contributes to your health and contributes to your look.”

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I'm actually excited about turning 60. I feel on top of my game.

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“In the beginning of my career, I read an article about the reason that men always look five years younger than women is because they shave.”

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“Look for rash guards that come treated, for further sun protection, and never forget your hat!”

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“My favorite dish is brown rice with lentils, roasted red and yellow peppers, and fennel, with a sweet potato and a salad on the side.”

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“Photoaging is the worst. It wreaks havoc.”

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“Believe me, I love a good chocolate chip ice cream. I'm not going to go for some lousy version of it. If I'm going to have it, I'm going to have a really good one. I believe in treating yourself occasionally to something.”

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“Go ahead and have the Kit Kat at the movies. If you don't satisfy an urge sometimes, you often substitute less-satisfying things and end up eating more.”

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“I came across an older picture of me that someone had posted on Facebook, and I totally remember squirming and feeling very fat while I was shooting it.”

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“I like coffee in the morning and decaf green tea throughout the day ... When I was younger and modeling, to kick-start a diet I would do a juice cleanse.”

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I really believe that the more informed you are about the benefits of a healthy bite versus the chain reaction that you're going to put into effect in your body when you take that bite - you just suddenly don't want to make that choice for yourself anymore. It's beyond willpower at that point; it's become a desire to do something good for yourself.

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“I start by moisturizing my face neck and chest with my own anti-aging SPF And IR Defense Sunblock called Recapture 360 ... Allow to sink in ... Then I like Neutrogena's range of spray on sunblocks for body ... then I use a foundation with SPF 30 or higher on my face to add yet another layer of protection to my face.”

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“In private, I may wear a bikini, but at the public beach with my kids, I would change bathing suits because they do not want to be hanging out with some old broad in a bikini.”

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“Modelling opened up the world to me. All my friends were bohemian artists and were a little bit appalled when I sold out and did something so bourgeois. I'd say, 'Come on, guys, with what I earn from this job, we can all go to Morocco.'”

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“Most of the time, I've got my kids with me, so I'm not as prone to meeting people. And then, you never really know if someone is talking to you because you're a celebrity.”

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“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.”

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My smile has been my ticket to the world. Smiling releases the same feel-good hormones you get jogging. Caring for your lips and gums is important. I brush my teeth morning and night, alternating toothpaste brands. In addition to flossing, I use a Water Pik to massage my gums and remove food particles.

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“We decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldn't handle another failure. When I miscarried after that, we had to come to terms with the possibility that this wasn't meant to be.”

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“When I am brushing my teeth, I'm bending my leg behind me, or I'm lifting my leg up and holding it in that position so I'm squeezing my butt in. I can do that while I'm washing or slicing vegetables, too. Or I go up and down on my toes, working my calves a little bit.”

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“When you feel great, you emanate a certain energy that translates as beautiful. I don't care if you have the standard beauty or not; it's that X-factor that comes through, and the basis of that is good health.”

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“Whenever I wore a bathing suit, I kept a sarong around my hips that went halfway down my thighs. The tops of my thighs are like baby skin. Where the sarong ended, I can see sun damage: I've got dark spots and places where there is no melanin. The spots are not pretty, so I encourage everyone to protect their skin from the sun.”

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“I always say, the bigger the hair, the smaller the hips!”

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I don't want to be younger, I just want to look it.