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.

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.

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.

In a couple of years, I'll be the most glamorous woman, hopefully.

A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.

Your hope is the most beautiful and the saddest in the world.

Love is all that awaits you.

Challenges are lessons to be learned, then overcome.

Well, it's nice being top banana in the shock department.

Accept a miracle, instead of wit See two dull lines, with Stanhope's pencil writ.

In those years, it was easier to win the Soviet Championship than a game against 'Iron Tigran'.

There is a communication of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine is drunk. And that is my answer when people ask me: Why do you write about hunger, and not wars or love.

The problem with losing your anonymity is that you can never go back.

I've always said that it's like being the winner of three separate lottery tickets - getting a pilot, getting the pilot picked up, and having a show that actually lasts.