Quotes By Janice Dickinson

Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it's at.

Without gay men, I am nothing.

But as a young model, I never felt as beautiful as I looked.

And I will never, ever respond to anybody - man, woman, vegetable, or mineral - who tells me to keep my mouth shut.

The idea of the extreme makeover is disturbing.

I was Versace's muse, I was Valentino's muse, I was Alaia's muse, Lancetti's muse, Calvin Klein's, Halston's. I could go on and on.

Every six months I fly to Dallas to get botox and I also get collagen injections.

People identify with me - everyone does - African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I'm ethnic.

I can only speak from my own personal experience, being behind the camera and in front of it, but every magazine cover you see is completely airbrushed.

But you see, that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely.

I had to fight like hell to convince people I was beautiful in my own Polish half-breed way.

I've been fooling the public for years and I'm really good at it.

Whatever it takes to make an individual feel better, I'm all for it.

I find the light and work it, work it, work it.

I have to make sure I exercise and that the ingredients that go into my body are completely organic.

I was shaped by my mistakes.

Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present.

I wish I'd gotten sober at a younger age.

I can wrap my legs around my neck.

I'm a former bulimic myself and it's a horrible, horrible addiction.

I have to wake up and drink chamomile tea to slow down.

Everyone steals from something or someone.

As the saying goes, I want to be the best-looking corpse there is.

I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy.

I've been the queen of dysfunction and made every mistake one can make.

I relax, meditate and do 80 minutes of yoga every day.

I'm aiming to become the white Oprah.

The industry has died as far as modeling has gone, and I'll tell you why. Magazines are featuring the Halle Berrys and Sarah Jessica Parkers, all the actresses. Makeup companies are featuring all the celebrities. All the models have died.

I've been on the cover of every magazine in the world.

I hike and make sure everything I eat is organic.