Top 105 Quotes & Sayings by Kenya Moore - Page 2

I love to laugh and I will never take myself too seriously.

Friends comfort you in the time of need, offer sound advice and are a sounding board, are forgiving and nonjudgmental, perhaps most of all, show you compassion, care, and are sensitive toward you.

Since birth, my mother made the decision at age 16 to pretend she never had me. She has never spoken to me. Even if present in the same room with other people and family, she pretends that I simply don't exist. She pretends I'm invisible.

I make no apologies for my quirky sense of humor, my personal challenges, my embarrassing moments, my messiness, and deep personal issues I've shared with the world. I have kept it 100% real... Real crazy at times, but always real.

There's no other city like New York in the world; I loved our life there.

I'm a consummate professional and was always taught being on time is being early.

I can fall on my face at times, but I get right back up, dust myself off, laugh, and keep it moving. I never take things or myself too seriously in my personal life.

I'm a prankster and I love to laugh and have fun.

My heart goes out to anyone suffering a loss... be that physical, emotional, or financial, etc.

I never want to see anyone suffer for any reason.

I can't look when my blood is drawn and I hyperventilate when I see a needle. I hate it.

Life is about growth and that is sometimes painful.

I didn't get married to quit.

If there is anyone a married woman would want around their husbands, it would be me. I don't want any married man, never have, never will.

I love a man who makes his woman the center of the universe.

I will never apologize for being me.

I've worked hard my entire life from the age of 14.

I have never had any issues with falling in love, dating, sustaining long-term relationships, or attracting great men in my life, who have loved me unconditionally.

I don't want to fight at home. I want to be able to talk; I want to be able to rationally discuss things.

You can only be successful in life when you are real.

I hate liars.

Real men stay out of their women's business and they don't engage in repugnant hostile actions or words toward a woman whether they know, like, or dislike her.

I am particularly fond of the late President Nelson Mandela. His speeches and courage changed my life and how I see myself. Mandela changed minds, changed lives, and changed the world.

When life happens and results in loss, pain can manifest itself as anger.

I've been through a lot of pain in my life, but I strongly believe that without that pain I would not know love.

Love or hate me, like or dislike me, laugh at me or cry with me, I have always shown you who I really am.

I made history being crowned the second black woman to win Miss U.S.A. and I was fifth place in The Miss Universe pageant.

My Aunt Lori is my mother's sister and has always been a mother figure to me. She is smart, driven, successful, and kind.

We often want the world to think we are strong and everything is perfect, when the reality is sometimes we are hurting and need a shoulder to cry on or just compassion or empathy.

Historically speaking, my actions speak louder than any words.

I acknowledge I have a pattern of falling for men who are emotionally unavailable, physically unavailable in terms of distance, or categorically unavailable with respect to time or where they are in life.

One never knows why God puts someone in your life.

If my friend were going through a divorce, I would counsel her not to publicly bash her ex. Marriages do end, feelings do change, and people grow apart. Such is life. We are imperfect and unpredictable.

I've made it no secret that one of my idols is Vanessa L. Williams, the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America. She is a friend, mentor, and inspiration not only for me, but for millions of women around the world.

You can only call real friends to help you move!

I encourage all people to teach our young girls to value the things that one cannot take away from you.

Being fake will never get you anywhere.

L.A. has great business opportunities for my film and TV production company and acting career, but it can be a very lonely place.

My family, friends, and true fans who know me and my heart know that I love beautiful, confident women and have always encouraged them to live their dreams.

I thank those activists such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and others. They risked - and sometimes lost - their lives in the name of freedom and equality.

I love fashion. But I love it in a different way than most people. I'm not obsessed with it. I'm just obsessed with looking good and wearing clothes that make me feel good.

Kiss the blackest part of my behind.

I think the beauty industry is a stepping stone in terms of pageants that will give you a launching pad to be seen. For people to understand who you are and what you stand for... I think it teaches self esteem and self worth. And it also encourages you to have a more philanthropic viewpoint of the world.

People get exhausted trying to figure me out. And I just let them.

Some people work for a living and some people twerk for a living.