Parents should be the most important examples for their children.

- Christy Turlington

You know, all these sentiments about beauty coming from within, they've always resonated when I've read them, but it takes a bit of living to truly appreciate them. To realise we are so much more than our experiences, that we are who we are because of the lessons we've learnt, now that's what true 'beauty' is for me.

- Christy Turlington

Yoga has brought me closer to myself. It's helped me realize the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit, in the Buddhist sense of the word.

- Christy Turlington

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.

- Christy Turlington

Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.

- Christy Turlington

It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying.

- Christy Turlington

I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don't know to quit smoking.

- Christy Turlington

Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements.

- Christy Turlington

The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.

- Christy Turlington

Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.

- Christy Turlington

People always think that if you eat anything as a model, it's amazing. I used to tease them and say, you know I'm going to throw up afterwards.

- Christy Turlington

I'd rather go naked than wear fur.

- Christy Turlington

I have lots of other mountains that I would like to climb. I have no dream of Everest, but there are some, like Mount Fuji, I'd like to do.

- Christy Turlington

Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker.

- Christy Turlington

I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me.

- Christy Turlington

I sincerely feel that beauty largely comes from within.

- Christy Turlington

I never understand why people have children and then insist on living as though nothing has shifted.

- Christy Turlington

I have a beer belly.

- Christy Turlington

It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is.

- Christy Turlington

Modeling is a profession where your worth is tied up with looks.

- Christy Turlington