Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German model Heidi Klum.
Last updated on November 23, 2024.
Heidi Klum is a German and American model, television host, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel.
Being a Victoria's Secret model, which was always my dream.
A little acting debut in Spin City, with Michael J. Fox, which opened up a whole new door for me.
I don't know why I got so lucky. I have to pinch myself often and say, 'Is this just a dream?'
Sure, climbing Mount Everest would be cool, but that's something I would now like to do as a family. Big experiences like that I don't want to have on my own anymore. I want to share them.
No Botox. I don't think I will go there. I don't want to say never, because who knows? Maybe in 10 years I will.
I'm not saying that everyone should swim with sharks, but sometimes you have to jump over your own shadow in order to learn something that you will never forget for the rest of your life. Then you know you can conquer your fears.
I don't have my name on anything that I don't really do.
I am generally a very happy and easygoing person.
Because I'm on the runway with some of the best models in the industry.
A woman is a woman!
The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000.
For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids.
Well, I was going to school in Germany. And in my free time I was dancing.
Children are very addicting. Once they start growing up, you miss when they were little.
So to get back to being intimidated, yes, you get intimidated when you're on the runway with Naomi Campbell, who is the best runway model in the world.
I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately.
I danced for 15 years of my life. Which was my love and my passion.
Well, I was already so happy being chosen to do the issue itself, that when I got on the cover, it was even more of a surprise and even more amazing to me.
I come from a place where we're not that shy about our bodies.
I feel like looking in the mirror when you brush your teeth, yes, I see lines, and then I smile and I see things here and there. But that's just, you know, you - that's your journey, you know?
For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house.
When I was younger, I had a perm, and it was really big. My mom was a hairdresser, so even my dad had a perm! I looked like a poodle, but it was cool at the time.
I like to dream, but I like to make things happen.
I've been heartbroken. I've broken hearts. That's part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner.
I'm like a rocket - I go a hundred miles per hour.
I am generally a very happy and easygoing person. I also believe it's always better to meet people with a smile rather than looking cold, especially when you first meet. It changes everything.
Fashion is a very particular world, as you know.
I have a whole army of pajamas.
My motto is to go wild on the accessories - the belts, the hair clips, the jewelery.
If you have issues with family, friends, and people at work, try and solve these issues head on so you can move on and concentrate on having the life you want.
People say, 'Oh, God, how devastating to go through a divorce.' Did I wish for this to happen to my family? No. But everyone is healthy; we're moving on with our lives.
All German women are beautiful.
But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance.
I'm someone, the same as my girlfriends, when they say what do you think about this, I don't always say they look fabulous. I say what I think.
If you love what you do, then you always find the time.
I always think, look at how people were before they were pregnant. If you were a toned, healthy, energetic person, most likely you will be like that again.
But I also want to have a family with children one day, which is very important to me.
I actually eat a lot.
I have the best husband in the world. He's very involved.
So everyone has that problem, models have that problem, too.
It's important for children to see what's out there and learn that it's fun to go.
I need my products to work and be fast! I don't love having 50 different things in my bathroom, like a different cream for every inch of my face. That's so not me.
I always wanted to be a mom.
Going blonde is like buying yourself a light bulb!
I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back.
I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well.
I'd say I'm a good cook. I have a lot of German recipes that I can make - schnitzel, meatballs and things with cabbage. I love cabbage.
I never went to a modeling school, and I don't suggest to anybody that they go to a modeling school... In fashion, one day you're in, the next you're out.
I don't have the hard everyday life that so many working mothers face.
You shouldn't wait for other people to make special things happen. You have to create your own memories.
When I came out of school I didn't even think that modeling was a job.
I love painting.
I'm a lioness. I have four cubs. I'm a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them.
Sometimes random things that you wouldn't think mean anything mean so much to them. With kids, you can say, 'Let's go pick some flowers' or 'There's a snail. Let's investigate that.'
With a family of six, there is always something to make, create and do together.
I think it's important to get your surroundings as well as yourself into a positive state - meaning surround yourself with positive people, not the kind who are negative and jealous of everything you do.
Never underestimate the power of the ocean.
I sing a lot, even with my voice.
I am someone who always gets up again, even if there are setbacks. I have a survivor instinct. I'm not sure where it comes from, but probably from all the little things that make you into who you are.
I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think.