Brooke Shields Quotes

American - Actress Born: May 31, 1965

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Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life. - Brooke Shields

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life. Brooke Shields

Life, Funny, Smoking, You, Lost, Your

Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door. Brooke Shields

Happy, Door, Window, Being Happy, Down

Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion. Brooke Shields

Friend, Honesty, Quality, Compassion

Modeling is the world that I feel most welcome in. Brooke Shields

Welcome, World, Feel, Modeling, I Feel

Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion. Brooke Shields

People, Control, Abortion, Wrong, Never

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good. Brooke Shields

Good, Adversity, Character, Best, Rest

As I'm getting older, I'm enjoying my vices so much more because I feel like I've deserved them. Brooke Shields

Getting Older, Feel, More, Vices, Older

The difficulty of IVF or of any fertility issues is the hope and the shattered hope, the dream that it might happen this time and then it doesn't happen. Brooke Shields

Hope, Time, Dream, Happen, Difficulty

I have always liked lionesses. Female lions have always seemed like the best. They were really strong and took care of their babies and are beautiful. Brooke Shields

Beautiful, Best, Strong, Care, Always

I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not. Brooke Shields

Hope, Alone, Healing, Control, Help, New

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important. Brooke Shields

Perspective, Understanding, Important

I've never been naturally fashion conscious. I'm the kind of person who sees a whole outfit in a magazine, runs out and buys it but looks like a clown. Brooke Shields

Fashion, Outfit, Looks, Person, Kind

Being nice to everybody, saying hello to everyone in the room, signing every autograph; it was instilled in me at a very young age that this was what I was suppose to do. But I don't think it helps at all. I see more people who are rude or arrogant being rewarded - but, this way, I can put my head on the pillow at night. Brooke Shields

Age, People, Me, Night, Saying, Think

Everybody says, 'When you have kids, you really get away from yourself.' But really, it's the most selfish thing I've ever done. It's like, Okay, I'm going to create unconditional love for myself, and I'm going to need it and want it and ask for it every day, and I'm going to get it. Brooke Shields

Love, Myself, Day, Yourself, Selfish

The most rewarding thing is being on Broadway. I went into Cabaret as a replacement and was really challenged beyond anything I could have imagined. Brooke Shields

Beyond, Anything, Broadway, Being, Most

From the time I could speak, I knew I wanted to have children. It was just an innate desire. Brooke Shields

Children, Time, Speak, Desire, Just

If my girls are rude, it's over. There is no place in the world for it. Brooke Shields

World, Place, Rude, Over

I was the first child at four at a modeling agency, so I had an advantage. Brooke Shields

Child, Modeling, First Child, First, Had

I love getting baths and going to the Korean spas and getting pummeled and scrubbed, and its so hot in the sauna you can't even stand it. I have to do things in a pretty extreme way to calm down. So a Swedish massage is not going to do it! I need to know that they're in there with their thumbs and moving stuff around. Brooke Shields

Love, Moving, Calm, Stand, You, Down

I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence. Brooke Shields

Live, Daughter, Parenting, Think, Go

Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth. Brooke Shields

Growth, Confidence, Week, Sense, Just

I'm so adamant that being a really good parent does not mean you have to be there 24/7. I find that I'm never not thinking about where they are, but instead of it stressing me out, it comforts me to know that I'm completely aware of their schedule, and they're with someone I trust. Brooke Shields

Good, Trust, Me, Thinking, Parent, You

The older I get, the younger I feel. Growing up, I was always the kid, but I spoke like an adult and was in adult roles. I didn't feel like a kid. The older I get, I actually feel younger! Which is good. I always thought when you get older, you'll want to slow down, but I want to do even more. Brooke Shields

Good, Growing Up, Thought, Slow, You

You don't necessarily have to be in misery to be talented. Brooke Shields

You, Misery, Talented, Necessarily

The thing I'm the most proud of in my personal life is that my daughter actually thinks that I'm fabulous. Brooke Shields

Life, Daughter, Proud, Personal, Most

The thing about Broadway, they always welcome you with open arms. Brooke Shields

Welcome, You, Always, Open, Arms, About

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