I always take my time when picking out outfits at home, but I will say I can change pretty quick when I'm in a hurry.

A good night's sleep is always the best way to wake up and go to work.

Five years from now I see myself still working hard to get where I want to be, because I think big.

You learn to be comfortable in your own skin, and your body changes throughout life, so you can't sweat the small stuff.

Accept yourself, love yourself.

I'm my own person, and I want people to know me for who I am.

I don't like to fly. What's it called when the plane shakes? Turbulence, takeoffs... I grab my chair, close my eyes, count to 30, breathe, and pray.

Don't be afraid to express yourself through fashion!

I don't want to be known as the black model. I want to be recognized as Chanel Iman, a personality.

My taste in music originates from my culture and heritage, and from traveling the world and listening to all kinds of fun sounds and bits.

It takes time to be who you really want to be. It doesn't happen overnight.

The guns reminded me that this was just an attempt to punch holes in the darkness that enveloped us now.

If you find that you're going through hell, keep moving. You will get to the end eventually.

When I looked into her eyes, I saw an invisible spirit of something that I already loved.

Not to get too deep on shaving my mustache, but it was kind of symbolic of, 'This is a moment of liberation, a chance to reinvent yourself.' That's kind of what I did.

I went to high school in Lexington, Massachusetts, which in hindsight was very nice.

Diseases are the tax on pleasures.

But that's how the heart is. Stubborn and foolish.

I don't believe in fairy tales, but I believe in you and me

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

Live every week like it's shark week.