At Princeton, I gained a great deal of pleasure from success in my classes. Knowing that I could accomplish those things, and I realized that my success was directly proportionate to the work I put in.

— Brooke Shields

Being nice to everybody, saying hello to everyone in the room, signing every autograph; it was instilled in me at a very young age that this was what I was supposed to do. But I don't think it helps at all. I see more people who are rude or arrogant being rewarded - but, this way, I can put my head on the pillow at night.

— Brooke Shields

Guys think that if a girl is pretty she's automatically going to say no. Most of the guys I've gone out with I've had to make it completely obvious that I'd like them to ask me out. Or I've had to ask them.

— Brooke Shields

I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.

— Brooke Shields

I suffered from post-natal depression after Rowan was born. I had a healthy, beautiful baby girl and I couldn't look at her. Furthermore, I couldn't hold her, smile at her. All I wanted was to disappear and die.

— Brooke Shields

I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.

— Brooke Shields

I was always with a single mom, and we never had schedules or anything. We were just Bohemian, us against the world, which was kind of great, but it certainly didn't breed security. I've gotten hyper-sensitive to schedules and bath time and eating at the dinner table. We don't just 'Bohemian' go out at nine o'clock and go get Chinese food.

— Brooke Shields

I would have thought that I would have become one of those parents - just because it's my nature to be such a perfectionist - that anything falling short, I would have seen as a failure. But something has happened to me over the past few years - it's not Zen, believe me, I'm not at all Zen - but I'm so appreciative of even the chaos.

— Brooke Shields

My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.

— Brooke Shields

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.

— Brooke Shields