Christy Turlington Quotes

Author Image

Christy Turlington

Profession : Model

Birth : January 2, 1969

More than half of pregnant women in the U.S. are obese, which leads to complications like hypertension, gestational diabetes and high blood pressure.

Christy Turlington

I've always loved those portraits that Alfred Stieglitz did of Georgia O'Keeffe over several years, which really convey the idea that there's not one image that can capture a woman, because we're changing all the time.

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

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

Christy Turlington

Every year, more than 1 million children are left motherless and vulnerable because of maternal deaths, and children who have lost their mothers are up to 10 times more likely to die prematurely than those who have not.

Christy Turlington

In parts of the world where basic infrastructures like paved roads and transportation systems are underdeveloped, people walk for days to reach a health care provider.

Christy Turlington

On average, African-American women are 4 times as likely to die from pregnancy related complications. Latina women are at 2 times greater risk.

Christy Turlington

In some countries, as many as 91 percent of women have no one at their side to assist them during labor and delivery.

Christy Turlington

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

Christy Turlington

I'm not a morning person.

Christy Turlington

I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time.

Christy Turlington

A lot has changed since the 1980s, when the United States was a country with one of the greatest numbers of people infected with HIV.

Christy Turlington

When I was seven months pregnant with my son, my mother and I took a trip to El Salvador, where she's from. Frequent visits with her to see my extended family have taught me how different life can be if you are born into poverty.

Christy Turlington

Yoga puts me in a place that is a little bit less about doing and more about being, which enables me, in fact, to do more.

Christy Turlington

I haven't left modeling completely; I just took a step out, and I now have the rare luxury of picking and choosing how to spend my days.

Christy Turlington

I didn't know anything about running gear when I started out, but after trying a few shoe brands, I've discovered that Brooks are my preferred shoes.

Christy Turlington

I like the big questions.

Christy Turlington

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.

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

Access to maternal healthcare is a human right.

Christy Turlington