Heidi Klum quotes:

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.

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.

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.

I danced for 15 years of my life. Which was my love and my passion.

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 learned from working in the fashion world that if I have a day when I feel slapped in the face, or if someone has been mean, I just have to get back up and it will be another day. I think about what I'm grateful for. I look at my kids and my husband and think, Wow, I'm a really lucky person.

My motto is to go wild on the accessories - the belts, the hair clips, the jewelery.

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.

I like doing small parts, because I don't feel I'm that practised in acting. It's like making baby steps towards a bigger goal.

I think if you give your best as a parent, then that's all you can do.

I'm a big believer in to-do lists. I think of five things in the shower. I set goals and get my work done, but I have to plan for fun things, too. I'm always thinking about what will make my family happier. So I set up playdates and trips.

Your kids are happy if you're happy. And if your love is happy, then everything works. I think a lot of people think once the children are there, it's all about the children. But you can't forget about your best friend, your lover, your husband.

I used to do my own taxes. You know how you buy that gigantic sheet at Staples, add up the restaurants, clothes, and taxis and glue your receipts into the book month by month? The more money I made, the more complicated things got.

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.

For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids.

For me, my No. 1 priority in life was to always have a family. If I had not been able to work anymore, then that would have been it. I would definitely choose family over career. It's really great that my field has allowed me to work and let me do things that a woman does naturally.

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 don't have the hard everyday life that so many working mothers face.

Family comes first. You're the only thing they have.

Never underestimate the power of the ocean.

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.

In my job, people tell you that all the time: 'This shoot was great. You look amazing.' But you never know what they say when you turn away.

I was a good kid. My parents laid rules out for me, and I followed them.

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 have the best husband in the world. He's very involved.

It's not difficult for me to stay healthy. I like healthy food.

I was being rejected all the time. Agents would say, 'I don't think you're the type they're looking for.' I was always like, 'You think? I don't want you to think. I want them to think that.' This business is all about someone's opinion, but not the agent or the manager's. How do they know? They're not that person.

Children are very addicting. Once they start growing up, you miss when they were little.

I'm bad at letting go of things.

I'm bad at baking. I'm bad at letting go of things. I'm probably bad at reading.

I like to wear things for longer than one season.

Apart from sharing my tips on toys or snacks, I'm open to hearing new ideas from other moms. I want to learn, too.

You shouldn't wait for other people to make special things happen. You have to create your own memories.

It's not like I'm this glamour diva who hands everything over and I just sit on my throne at home.

I can't look in the mirror and look at fake things. I just can't. I'd rather age.

But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance.

Being a Victoria's Secret model, which was always my dream.

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'm not quite that difficult, even though maybe I'm a little bit bossy. But you know, in order to get things done, you do have to be a little bit bossy sometimes or tell people what you really want. Otherwise, things just don't get done, do they?

I love when I go out and I have my hair and makeup done, but I also like it when I'm just with the family because that's real.

So everyone has that problem, models have that problem, too.

Going blonde is like buying yourself a light bulb!

I was the little sister that was annoying.

I don't want to be wondering about how skinny I am, wondering what I'm going to eat because I don't want to gain and I want to look hot and young, always and forever.

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.

Because I'm on the runway with some of the best models in the industry.

For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house.

Well, I was going to school in Germany. And in my free time I was dancing.

I always did feel beautiful when I was pregnant, but I do feel more me when I'm my normal size.

I'm not someone who plays hard to get.

I was determined to experience the birth, and I am so scared at the thought of having my abdomen cut open. So I was lucky that the birth went very smoothly.

It's important to keep a balanced diet, but I'm not a fan of deprivation. If I want a cheeseburger, I am not only going to eat that cheeseburger, but I'm going to enjoy that cheeseburger.

I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well.

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.

With my busy schedule, it's impossible to have a set fitness routine. So instead I like to try and incorporate exercise into my daily life whenever I can - which requires some creativity.

My career never suffered from my not being skinny. I never did catwalk work because I was always too big. I couldn't get the clothes over my hips.

I represent more the healthy, happy, curvy, strong woman. And that sounds much healthier to me than being 80 pounds and skinny as a bean.

Sexy for me is a curvy woman - doesn't have to be skinny, which I hate anyway. I'm glad [the fashion industry] is changing slowly a little bit now to get more into the boobs and hips again.

Models have a sell-by date. There are certain jobs I don't do anymore, like the young, sexy, cute things for teenagers, or even 25-year-old girls. I go in a different bracket now.

Wear something you feel gorgeous in and don't try too hard; it's much sexier when it appears effortless. Clothes that don't fit, or don't fit the wearer's personality, don't help.

I never really have any major resolutions. I do try to be a good person, to be a good mom, to be a good wife, I don't really start the year off on January 1, 'Oh, I am now going to make a big change.' I try every day when I wake up to be good to the people around me.

Modeling is a great job to be in. You travel the world. You stay in one of the most fantastic places in the world. It is not always as glamorous as it looks, it's a lot of hard work, too, but it's a lot of fun at the same time.

Keep it simple. You don't want to overdo it with too much makeup or crazy, over-the-top hairstyles. Let your natural beauty show through.

I'm quite scared of flying, and especially helicopters, I don't like them at all.

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 actually wanted to be a fashion designer. I did a lot with the sewing machine at home - - for Barbie or for carnival or just for fun. Then I saw this ad in the newspaper. And as young girls sometimes do some stupid things, I filled in the coupon and sent in my photos.

My best advice is to work out with a buddy. They keep you motivated and get you out of bed.

You should spend your money on some nice lingerie. Big wool cotton pants, that just doesn't work. You have to feel sexy.

A pair of black Louboutin's... and that's it!

We have a saying in Germany. It is better to have loved and lost than to engage in a land war with Russia in the winter.

When I started to run, I would run a mile and then walk a mile and kept building up as time went on. If you are running on the street, go one mailbox or one house further each day. It also helps to build up your endurance!

A little acting debut in Spin City, with Michael J. Fox, which opened up a whole new door for me.

I never went to a modeling school, and I don't suggest to anybody that they go to a modeling school.

When I came to America, I was really into all the things people eat here. . . . People called me Muffin because I would eat muffins all the time.

I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately.

I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. I have a book where I write things down: major topics, deadlines, things like that. Every few months, I start a new book.

I just think if you have an emotion and you let that go that moment might pass. If you don't open the door for the person to come in, it would have just been like, "Nice to meet you - goodbye.

I think you just have to be comfortable in your skin. But, I'm a nudist in any case. I've never had a problem with my body and I don't really care what people think, so I have bottoms on and pretty much go topless, or also when we shoot - we did a lot of nude pictures today, too - it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

I have a whole army of pajamas.

To me, life is about creating memories. The regular days kind of just blend in. You have to create special times so that you will always remember them.

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.

My children love everything that sparkles. My boys just go with everything and make it their own, but my daughter is a little upset because she is 9 and I only go to 5, so sometimes she squeezes herself into a five, and she is trying to make that work because she wants to wear it, too.

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 know a lot of people talk about Seal's bicycle shorts, but it is the truth! That is what he was wearing the first time I met him and I was overwhelmed.

I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do. Don't beat yourself up about it.

I don't know why I got so lucky. I have to pinch myself often and say, 'Is this just a dream?'

Some people are more experimental in bed and others are more boring. If you are wild and crazy, bring it on so the other person is well aware that you have little devil horns that come out every once in a while. It's good to make an effort to dress up sometimes, to do things outside of the norm.

For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams.

Some people are born skinny, and that's just the way it is. You can't point a finger at them and say they're ill or anorexic. It isn't fair to people born that way.

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?

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.'

Keeping it all together as a modern woman means multitasking, especially when you work. I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do, and you don't need to beat yourself up about it. I'm not white-picket-fence perfect.

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.

I am generally a very happy and easygoing person.

I wanted to be a fashion designer.

I have a normal life and I have this glamorous life, but to me it's two different things.

When you are just muscle, you end up being gaunt in the face, and that makes you look older by 5 or 10 years. I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse; it's just different. You change, and that's OK.

I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do, and you don't need to beat yourself up about it.

I like to dream, but I like to make things happen.

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.

I always wanted to be a mom.

~I'm not someone who [lives] like, 'OK, this is a museum and you can't sit here and you can't touch this and everything has to be put in its place - [the kids] live here as much as we do. You come into our house and a giant elephant and lion are welcoming you. We have toys and things everywhere.~

A sense of duty - - you only really get this feeling when you have a child. You always only used to be responsible for yourself and then there is also a child.

All German women are beautiful.

All German women are beautiful. It's not for nothing that we talk of the German "Fräuleinwunder." You don't get this word in any other language.

As a model you need to be able to do the craziest things.

Because of my job, I learned to be confident a little earlier than most. People pick you apart when you're in the public eye - you're wearing the wrong shoes or you have ugly nail polish on or they're wondering if you got your boobs done - so you have to be a strong person right away.

But I also want to have a family with children one day, which is very important to me.

But I think the most important thing is to find the love of your life and have fun in love. And enjoy and appreciate what comes to you.

Every couple goes through things.

Everyone has a view of what's pretty and what's not pretty, and [plastic surgery] just doesn't look pretty to me.

Have fun-a smile is the most beautiful thing on a woman.

I actually eat a lot.

I always try to make my things happen.

I am not that person who walks in a room with my nose in the sky. I smile at people when I meet them, and I like photos of me when I'm smiling because they show my personality. I am always trying to have fun.

I believe I have a healthy common sense and therefore have no need for religion.

I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back.

I certainly like working in Germany.

I don't flirt. It's disrespectful to your husband. I would never do that. I'm very devoted, and he's the same.

I don't have my name on anything that I don't really do.