“The modeling world and the world at large is a pretty cruel place. Its up to you to decide whether or not that turns you into a cruel person as well. Are you going to be mean and selfish because ...”

“Hard work, determination, and talent are key for any successful venture. But sometimes you need that fourth ingredient: dumb luck. Luck can never replace hard work and talent, but sometimes it can ...”

“Reality is never what you imagined it would be. Sometimes its better. Sometimes its worse. And sometimes its just different. Its not worth wasting time and energy trying to predict how things are g...”

“Were all looking for a bit of recognition, even if its the unconscious and hypocritical need for attention over the fact that were not publically seeking out attention.”

“The modeling world – and the world at large – is a pretty cruel place. It’s up to you to decide whether or not that turns you into a cruel person as well. Are you going to be mean and selfish becau...”

“I learned that, while rejection is the name of the game, I’m always going to be exactly what someone is looking for, eventually. Whether it is looks or personality, be it in the professional world ...”

“I think the highest forgiveness is to accept that creation is thoroughly tangled, with every possible quality given outlet for expression. People need to accept once and for all that there is only ...”

“You couldn't relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole--like the world, or the person you loved.”

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”

“If you didn't remember something happening, was it because it never had happened? Or because you wished it hadn't?”

“In a time when I need a little hope I look at a photo of where I call home and think of the moment I'll have when I go back with my trials and struggles carried in a box able to be let free and tur...”

“There is always hope for the living.Keep hope alive.Never give in to fear.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”