I'm just really tiny. People hate me, because I just sit. I'm eating, I'm eating, I'm eating and then I just... sit. And I don't gain a thing.

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.

Small steps add up to complete big journeys.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures.

The race to win turns us all into losers.

Valuing time with your family does not mean you've lost your ambition. Define success for yourself.

I read fiction all the time. It's true that I don't like fantasy or science fiction. I like "realistic" novels, particularly those in which nothing much ever happens.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious.

Man is the maker of his own destiny, and I therefore ask you to become makers of your own destiny.

The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope

There is no substitute for excellence. Not even success.

It really does take a lot of time to make records, to be in the studio and do all that stuff.