Christie Brinkley is an American model, actress and businesswoman. Brinkley gained worldwide fame with her appearances in the late 1970s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, ultimately appearing on an unprecedented three consecutive covers starting in 1979.
Top 93 Christie Brinkley Quotes
1. Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace. Christie Brinkley
2. My smile has been my ticket to the world. Smiling releases the same feel-good hormones you get jogging. Caring for your lips and gums is important. I brush my teeth morning and night, alternating toothpaste brands. In addition to flossing, I use a Water Pik to massage my gums and remove food particles. Christie Brinkley
3. A smile is like an instant face lift and an instant mood lift. Christie Brinkley
4. I believe in true love, and I believe in happy endings. And I believe. Christie Brinkley
5. Adopting a really positive attitude can work wonders to adding years to your life, a spring to your step, a sparkle to your eye, and all of that. Christie Brinkley
6. Smile. It instantly lifts the face, and it just lights up the room. Christie Brinkley
7. When you feel good, you look good. And vice versa: When you look good, you feel good. Christie Brinkley
8. I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart. Christie Brinkley
9. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart. Christie Brinkley
10. Some people think happiness is a luxury, but it's a necessity. You need to make space for it in your life. Christie Brinkley
12. At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and say I'm grateful for friends, family, and good health. Then I get more superficial... like being thankful for my Louboutins. Christie Brinkley
13. I think that ultimately your age is determined by your attitude. It's not the number; it's not how many wrinkles you have on your face. It's the energy that you project. Christie Brinkley
14. My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazing person. She was like a bon vivant in that she just lived each day to the fullest. As soon as I became a vegetarian, she became a vegetarian. Christie Brinkley
15. You don't always have to get an expensive gym membership. The important thing is to keep moving and to make it fun and have variety - it's the spice of life. Christie Brinkley
16. The more you give, the more you get - it's a cliche, but it's really true. Christie Brinkley
17. I had a gorgeous mom. She was beautiful, so I lucked out there. Christie Brinkley
18. In the beginning of my career, I read an article about the reason that men always look five years younger than women is because they shave. Christie Brinkley
19. I liberally apply sunscreen and wear hats. Christie Brinkley
20. Look for rash guards that come treated, for further sun protection, and never forget your hat! Christie Brinkley
21. I must've got whacked on the head. He presented a totally false person for me to fall in love with. Christie Brinkley
22. I really believe that being flexible and grateful contributes a lot to your happiness, which contributes to your health and contributes to your look. Christie Brinkley
23. I've always believed in a rainbow diet. As many colors and foods as you can eat, the better, because if you focus on one food, there's bound to be a report that comes out that says, 'Broccoli actually... ' So I mix it up a lot. And I take vitamins, like Biosil, which I take for my hair, skin, and nails. Christie Brinkley
24. I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you find the strength you never knew you had. Christie Brinkley
25. I love musicians. I think artists are the most amazing people because they're constantly creating beauty for the world. With all the crazy stuff going on in the world, then there's artists reminding us of our humanity and reminding us of our heart and soul and what really matters. Christie Brinkley
26. When you feel great, you emanate a certain energy that translates as beautiful. I don't care if you have the standard beauty or not; it's that X-factor that comes through, and the basis of that is good health. Christie Brinkley
27. Believe me, I love a good chocolate chip ice cream. I'm not going to go for some lousy version of it. If I'm going to have it, I'm going to have a really good one. I believe in treating yourself occasionally to something. Christie Brinkley
28. Life is too short to not have oysters and champagne sometimes. Christie Brinkley
29. Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time. Christie Brinkley
30. I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought. Christie Brinkley
31. I remember my first 'Sports Illustrated' shoot was with the photographer Walter Iooss, and Julie Campbell was the editor, and we were at the president of Mexico's private house in Cancun - this was before anything else that's now in Cancun even existed. And they told me to get a tan, so I spent all morning in the sun, and I was burnt. Christie Brinkley
32. I have an organic garden and love being able to say, 'I'm going to see what I can pick to throw in my salad.' Christie Brinkley
33. I photographed all kinds of sports - Formula 1, Formula Atlantic. And anybody who knows me knows that, from the day they invented video cameras, I used to lug them around when you had to carry the pack here and the big camera here, plus the diaper bag and a baby and the purse or whatever. Christie Brinkley
34. In private, I may wear a bikini, but at the public beach with my kids, I would change bathing suits because they do not want to be hanging out with some old broad in a bikini. Christie Brinkley
35. When you turn 60, the key is to not stop moving. Once you start to stop moving, you rust. You got to just keep going. Christie Brinkley
36. Every morning, I make myself a cappuccino with a drawing in the foam. I post them to Instagram with the hashtag #christiecappuccino. Christie Brinkley
37. Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it. From leafy greens to purple to herbs, fresh cut herbs mixed into it for flavors. I vary what I toss into it. Sometimes it might be lentils and chopped tomatoes, other days it could be garbanzo beans, some days I might have just a salad and have some lentil soup on the side. Christie Brinkley
38. If a person lies to you about what's in their bank account, they'll lie to you about other things as well. Christie Brinkley
39. I've gotten into the habit of cranking out a set of push-ups before each show to get my blood pumping and find my focus. I worked my way up from eight to 30. That was a real accomplishment. Christie Brinkley
40. I start by moisturizing my face neck and chest with my own anti-aging SPF And IR Defense Sunblock called Recapture 360... Allow to sink in... Then I like Neutrogena's range of spray on sunblocks for body... then I use a foundation with SPF 30 or higher on my face to add yet another layer of protection to my face. Christie Brinkley
41. I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that. Christie Brinkley
42. Modelling was never in my plan. Never. Christie Brinkley
43. I've been a vegetarian since I was about 12 years old. When I became a vegetarian, I got my mom and dad to become vegetarian, and my brother became a vegetarian. Christie Brinkley
44. My work makes me a better mom. It gives me a little door to step out of my parenting and bring the excitement from my day back home. Christie Brinkley
45. I have sun damage that I want to repair, but I also want to keep myself from further damage. Christie Brinkley
46. We decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldn't handle another failure. When I miscarried after that, we had to come to terms with the possibility that this wasn't meant to be. Christie Brinkley
47. Just because people can express themselves through their art doesn't mean they are great communicators in person. Christie Brinkley
48. I have this helicopter crash, and I fall in love with this man who was in the crash with me. I must have been suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. Christie Brinkley
49. I don't count that relationship with Ricky. It's just like a blip at this point. I had to fall in love with the devil himself to get this sweet angel, Jack. Christie Brinkley
50. Four months is a lot of living with that little life in you-thinking about it, eating right for it, nurturing it and all of a sudden, it dies. Christie Brinkley
51. Basically he never went to work and didn't have a job. Of course I thought he did. I thought he was on the phone doing business deals instead of borrowing money from people. Christie Brinkley
52. After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be. Christie Brinkley
53. Go ahead and have the Kit Kat at the movies. If you don't satisfy an urge sometimes, you often substitute less-satisfying things and end up eating more. Christie Brinkley
54. My age has so little to do with my image of myself because at a certain point, the number just didn't fit how I felt. It has become irrelevant to me. I just don't feel like that number is representative of my spirit, of my energy or my anything! Christie Brinkley
55. I get bored if I do the same thing. The only constant that I have in my life is that I start whatever I do with my Total Gym, because I believe it helps keep me from getting injured. Christie Brinkley
56. My biggest deterrent to getting the workout I need is just that my days are so full and so busy. Christie Brinkley
57. I think variety is the spice of sticking with an exercise routine, whether it's getting a dance tape one day, or getting a tape with those stretchy things to work with resistance on a different day. Christie Brinkley
58. Your job as a parent is to listen. And to dole out as much love as you can. That includes tough love. Christie Brinkley
59. I don't really seek out vegetarian spots... but mainly, I know how to work a menu no matter where I am. Christie Brinkley
60. I would be remiss when talking about beauty secrets to not say that one of the best is to care about the world around you. That's what really matters. Christie Brinkley
61. No matter what your age is, you only have now. So it's always about living in the moment and being in the moment... I refuse to let those numbers define me, and I just try to face each day positively. Christie Brinkley
62. We're the generation that says 60 is the new 30. We don't let the numbers shape us; we're reshaping the numbers. Christie Brinkley
63. It's so funny because all those years I was working, I basically always felt that whatever job I was doing would probably be the last one I would get. I really never thought that I stacked up with the other girls. Christie Brinkley
64. I really believe that the more informed you are about the benefits of a healthy bite versus the chain reaction that you're going to put into effect in your body when you take that bite - you just suddenly don't want to make that choice for yourself anymore. It's beyond willpower at that point; it's become a desire to do something good for yourself. Christie Brinkley
65. I really believe in the power of the individual to make change, and our family is a real collection of individuals. Christie Brinkley
66. Photoaging is the worst. It wreaks havoc. Christie Brinkley
67. I think there's little things you can do with a dermatologist that can stave off major, giant surgery, which is really scary. But I'm all for, if something's bothering you, fix it. At least talk to somebody to see what it would take to fix it, and see if that's for you or not. Christie Brinkley
68. People say, 'You look so great for your age,' and I say, 'OK, you can leave off the 'for your age' part. Can we all stop qualifying it?' Christie Brinkley
69. Modelling opened up the world to me. All my friends were bohemian artists and were a little bit appalled when I sold out and did something so bourgeois. I'd say, 'Come on, guys, with what I earn from this job, we can all go to Morocco.' Christie Brinkley
70. I respect artists so much, and I absolutely love music as the ultimate art.Christie Brinkley
71. I'm actually excited about turning 60. I feel on top of my game. Christie Brinkley
72. Because I'm an older mom, I have a responsibility to my kids as well as myself. I want to be there for them. Christie Brinkley
73. The only constant that I have in my life is that I start whatever I do with my Total Gym, because I believe it helps keep me from getting injured. Christie Brinkley
74. I've had injuries in my life from things beyond my control: runaway horses, helicopters that decide to crash on mountaintops, boating accidents - things that were out of my hands. Christie Brinkley
75. When I am brushing my teeth, I'm bending my leg behind me, or I'm lifting my leg up and holding it in that position so I'm squeezing my butt in. I can do that while I'm washing or slicing vegetables, too. Or I go up and down on my toes, working my calves a little bit. Christie Brinkley
76. I haven't touched a piece of meat since I read a graphic description of Chicago's slaughterhouses when I was 12. Christie Brinkley
77. My favorite dish is brown rice with lentils, roasted red and yellow peppers, and fennel, with a sweet potato and a salad on the side. Christie Brinkley
78. When I started modeling, I was told to tan, but I always protected my face. Christie Brinkley
79. I never planned to be a model at all. I moved to Paris to study art, and I was there working as an artist, taking classes, and I had a little sick dog that I was using up all of my money to try and heal. It was right at that point that this photographer, Errol Sawyer, saw me at the phoning office and convinced me to let him take my photo. Christie Brinkley
80. I remember really loving the CoverGirl ads when I was younger - there was something very cool about how they always put the girls in white. It looked so clean. Christie Brinkley
81. Some days I don't have time for a full workout, but I do have to dry my hair, right? So rather than just stand there blow-drying, I do several kinds of leg squats at the same time. I believe in multitasking. Christie Brinkley
82. I came across an older picture of me that someone had posted on Facebook, and I totally remember squirming and feeling very fat while I was shooting it. Christie Brinkley
82. I was basically a surfer girl from California. I never looked like a model. Christie Brinkley
83. I just love America. I love living here. Christie Brinkley
84. I really have a deep sense of caring about the air that we breathe and the water that we drink. I want to be able to say that I was trying to protect that. And I also care deeply about children. My children, all children. And I care deeply about giving back.mChristie Brinkley
85. All I ever wanted was a big, happy family. Christie Brinkley
86. I urge people to make your workout fun. Christie Brinkley
87. I crank up the music, and I dance around the house.Christie Brinkley
88. Whenever I wore a bathing suit, I kept a sarong around my hips that went halfway down my thighs. The tops of my thighs are like baby skin. Where the sarong ended, I can see sun damage: I've got dark spots and places where there is no melanin. The spots are not pretty, so I encourage everyone to protect their skin from the sun. Christie Brinkley
89. I like coffee in the morning and decaf green tea throughout the day... When I was younger and modeling, to kick-start a diet I would do a juice cleanse. Christie Brinkley
90. Most of the time, I've got my kids with me, so I'm not as prone to meeting people. And then, you never really know if someone is talking to you because you're a celebrity. Christie Brinkley
91. We need to protect our wilderness areas and national parks. Everywhere you travel, you see blight, denuded mountains, logging. If people know what's going on, they'll become activists to safeguard those places. Christie Brinkley
92. I can't live without knowing I have my extensions and ponytail. So I can run out the door at the drop of a hat. Christie Brinkley
93. When doing sports... on the water, it's crucial to stop aging by protecting your skin. Christie Brinkley
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