Tyra Banks

“You've got to learn to accept the fool in you as well as the part that's got it goin' on.”

“I wish I was harder; I wish I didn't care so much about being the nice girl all the time because a lot of the time people can take kindness for weakness, so I wish I had a little bit more 'oomph' in me.”

“I think we should be unapologetic that we excel - and look beautiful while doing it.”

“The future is in photos for social media. More and more people are not reading, so I try to attach a photo to most Tweets.”

“I have worn fake hair since I was 17 years old.”

“I have a big forehead, and I got made fun of all time. When I was a little girl, they used to call me 'five-head.'”

“I went from being very popular and the head of the clique in the sixth grade to having, like, kid depression in the seventh grade. Not leaving the house. Not looking people in the eye... My body made me feel bad at everything.”

“I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.”

“I learned my ABCs, 1-2-3 from 'Sesame Street.'”

“It's kind of embarrassing, but in my early 20s, I used to want to be a princess. But I didn't want to have to marry somebody in order to do it!”

“I look up to Martha Stewart, and I love that she has product lines that are true extensions of her brand.”

“I know I'm an overachiever, and I'm not apologetic about it.”

“Moms, you are the first and most influential role model in your girl's life. Use that power.”

“On 'America's Next Top Model,' I mentor girls on television. When that TV goes off, I actually mentor other girls in the modeling industry - girls that have not been on 'Top Model,' but who appear in 'Vogue' worldwide.”

“Years ago, when I first started wearing hair extensions, I would get mail from young girls, or young girls would come up to me and they would say, 'Tyra you have the most beautiful hair, like I could never grow hair like that!' And I would say 'Child, this is a weave!'”

“I've wanted to adopt since I was eight, nine years old. I really do think I will.”

“I volunteer a lot of my time with an organization in New York called The Center for Children and Families.”

“I loved planning 'The Tyra Show' more than actually having to do it. I loved coming up with show ideas, honing each program and crafting it. I'm more excited being in a meeting than being on TV.”

“I know the pain of somebody who's too thin and the pain of somebody that people say is too big.”

“I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.”