People say, 'You look so great for your age,' and I say, 'OK, you can leave off the 'for your age' part. Can we all stop qualifying it?'
— Christie Brinkley
I had a gorgeous mom. She was beautiful, so I lucked out there.
Believe me, I love a good chocolate chip ice cream. I'm not going to go for some lousy version of it. If I'm going to have it, I'm going to have a really good one. I believe in treating yourself occasionally to something.
I've always believed in a rainbow diet. As many colors and foods as you can eat, the better, because if you focus on one food, there's bound to be a report that comes out that says, 'Broccoli actually... ' So I mix it up a lot. And I take vitamins, like Biosil, which I take for my hair, skin, and nails.
When you turn 60, the key is to not stop moving. Once you start to stop moving, you rust. You got to just keep going.
A smile is like an instant facelift and an instant mood lift.
The more you give, the more you get - it's a cliche, but it's really true.
Your job as a parent is to listen. And to dole out as much love as you can. That includes tough love.
I get bored if I do the same thing. The only constant that I have in my life is that I start whatever I do with my Total Gym, because I believe it helps keep me from getting injured.
I've been a vegetarian since I was about 12 years old. When I became a vegetarian, I got my mom and dad to become vegetarian, and my brother became a vegetarian.
If a person lies to you about what's in their bank account, they'll lie to you about other things as well.
Basically he never went to work and didn't have a job. Of course I thought he did. I thought he was on the phone doing business deals instead of borrowing money from people.
I have this helicopter crash, and I fall in love with this man who was in the crash with me. I must have been suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time.
I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought.
I think there's little things you can do with a dermatologist that can stave off major, giant surgery, which is really scary. But I'm all for, if something's bothering you, fix it. At least talk to somebody to see what it would take to fix it, and see if that's for you or not.
Smile. It instantly lifts the face, and it just lights up the room.
I really believe that the more informed you are about the benefits of a healthy bite versus the chain reaction that you're going to put into effect in your body when you take that bite - you just suddenly don't want to make that choice for yourself anymore. It's beyond willpower at that point; it's become a desire to do something good for yourself.
When you feel good, you look good. And vice versa: When you look good, you feel good.
At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and say I'm grateful for friends, family, and good health. Then I get more superficial... like being thankful for my Louboutins.
No matter what your age is, you only have now. So it's always about living in the moment and being in the moment... I refuse to let those numbers define me, and I just try to face each day positively.
I don't really seek out vegetarian spots... but mainly, I know how to work a menu no matter where I am.
I think variety is the spice of sticking with an exercise routine, whether it's getting a dance tape one day, or getting a tape with those stretchy things to work with resistance on a different day.
My age has so little to do with my image of myself because at a certain point, the number just didn't fit how I felt. It has become irrelevant to me. I just don't feel like that number is representative of my spirit, of my energy or my anything!
Go ahead and have the Kit Kat at the movies. If you don't satisfy an urge sometimes, you often substitute less-satisfying things and end up eating more.
Some people think happiness is a luxury, but it's a necessity. You need to make space for it in your life.
Four months is a lot of living with that little life in you-thinking about it, eating right for it, nurturing it and all of a sudden, it dies.
I must've got whacked on the head. He presented a totally false person for me to fall in love with.
We decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldn't handle another failure. When I miscarried after that, we had to come to terms with the possibility that this wasn't meant to be.
Photoaging is the worst. It wreaks havoc.
I really believe in the power of the individual to make change, and our family is a real collection of individuals.
It's so funny because all those years I was working, I basically always felt that whatever job I was doing would probably be the last one I would get. I really never thought that I stacked up with the other girls.
I really believe that being flexible and grateful contributes a lot to your happiness, which contributes to your health and contributes to your look.
We're the generation that says 60 is the new 30. We don't let the numbers shape us; we're reshaping the numbers.
I would be remiss when talking about beauty secrets to not say that one of the best is to care about the world around you. That's what really matters.
I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.
My biggest deterrent to getting the workout I need is just that my days are so full and so busy.
Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it. From leafy greens to purple to herbs, fresh cut herbs mixed into it for flavors. I vary what I toss into it. Sometimes it might be lentils and chopped tomatoes, other days it could be garbanzo beans, some days I might have just a salad and have some lentil soup on the side.
Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be.
I don't count that relationship with Ricky. It's just like a blip at this point. I had to fall in love with the devil himself to get this sweet angel, Jack.
Just because people can express themselves through their art doesn't mean they are great communicators in person.
I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that.
