A biography for Christy Turlingtonhasn’t been written yet.
“Even though Haitian women are considered the 'poto mitan' - the 'central pillars' of the family and their communities - they are often the most underserved members of already poor communities.”
“Getting older is baggage for so many people but I don't spend time on things I can't control. Wrinkles don't scare me; they're a part of life, and I will and do embrace them, but I look at surgery, and that scares me.”
“I have a beer belly.”
“I didn't know anything about running gear when I started out, but after trying a few shoe brands, I've discovered that Brooks are my preferred shoes.”
“Any spirituality can be enhanced with the practice or study of yoga.”
“I like the big questions.”
“I run year-round and then ramp up my training for a race a few months before.”
“A lot has changed since the 1980s, when the United States was a country with one of the greatest numbers of people infected with HIV.”
“The word 'yoga' means union. It's like everything in yoga yokes or unites you to something higher, the highest part of yourself.”
“I have lots of other mountains that I would like to climb. I have no dream of Everest, but there are some, like Mount Fuji, I'd like to do.”
“Mothers need mothers. Let's be there for one another.”
“So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.”
“As a global community, we have to start thinking more seriously about whether there are limits to what our earth can bear and if we're willing to cope with the struggle for limited resources, which only seem to increase as our population does.”
“I remember doing a shoot for Herb Ritts, hanging off the Eiffel Tower - that wasn't your usual day at the office. It was terrifying, and in the end, you couldn't really tell how high I was because the photographer was scared of heights, so he was quite far away from me.”
“Cholera is even more severe among populations who are immunologically naive.”
“I was never directly pressured by peers, but by surrounding myself with others who were experimenting with smoking provided a certain false comfort.”
“I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time.”
“Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced.”
“If Mom is healthy, then her child is more likely to thrive, more likely to have a better quality of life and, ultimately, better able to provide for his or herself.”
“I'm not an everyday fragrance person usually. I wouldn't put fragrance on before dropping off my kids or going to the gym.”