To: Barney who wrote (26386 ) 1/29/2003 11:03:36 AM From: Neeka Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 62549 Actually Barney, this is rather sad and pathetic. M Life's challenges can seem almost insurmountable at times. One seeks inspiration and turns to the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, the Torah. But sometimes they're not enough. That's when you need...the wisdom of the supermodels: ON COURAGE "They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, 'Oh my God, I have to be so brave.' See, every woman hates herself from behind." -Cindy Crawford ON POVERTY "Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery." -Beverly Johnson ON FATE "I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that." -Christie Brinkley ON SELF-ESTEEM "I loved making 'Rising Sun.' (with Sean Connery & Wesley Snipes) I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth." -Tatjana Patitz ON ARRIVING "Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take." -Kathy Ireland, star of the notable films:'Alien From L.A.' & 'Danger Island' ON PRIORITIES "I would rather exercise than read a newspaper." -Kim Alexis ON INNER STRENGTH "I love the confidence that makeup gives me." -Tyra Banks ON THE REWARDS OF TRAVELLING "I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care." -Tyra Banks ON BREAKTHROUGHS "Once I got past my anger towards my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling." -Gabrielle Reece ON HEREDITY "My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly!'" -Beverly Johnson ON THE BASICS "It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout." -Cheryl Tiegs ON PARADOX "Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone." -Tatjana Patitz ON TRAGEDY "The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles, but I had on thick tights underneath." -Naomi Campbell ON INSTINCT "If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers." -Carol Alt ON OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS "I tried on 250 bathing suits in one afternoon and ended up having little scabs up and down my thighs, probably from some of those with sequins all over them." -Cindy Crawford ON THOUGHT "When I model I pretty much go blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work." -Paulina Porizkova ON MOTIVATION "It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that I had to, and I would." -Kate Moss ON DEPRIVATION "If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time." -Linda Evangelista ON ECONOMICS "I don't even wake up for less than $10,000 a day." -Linda Evangelista ON VERSATILITY "I can do anything you want me to do, so long as I don't have to speak." -Linda "I'm an Embarrassment to Canada" Evangelista