I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first. My mother always told me that came first.

— Tyra Banks

Love me or hate me I promise that it will never make or break me...<3

— Tyra Banks

'Model land' has always been a part of my mind and my heart. I'm excited that you'll be able to read about this magical world that's been living in my dreams for so many years.

— Tyra Banks

My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.

— Tyra Banks

My mom was a medical photographer, but on the side, she did a before-and-after glam photography business in the house. She would do makeup and hair - and I was her assistant.

— Tyra Banks

My most difficult class at Harvard Business School would have to be financed.

— Tyra Banks

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

— Tyra Banks

On 'America's Top Model,' I've always told my girls to smile with their eyes. We call it 'seizing.' Over the years, it's actually become part of pop culture. I would be walking down the street, and girls would say, 'Size!'

— Tyra Banks

One thing my mom used to tell me was to look to the other side, and know that my present is not going to be everything. So if I'm having a bad day, she goes, 'Just imagine tomorrow. This is going to be over. This is going to be done with.'

— Tyra Banks

Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.

— Tyra Banks