Adriana Lima Quotes

I eat a balanced diet. The secret is to watch your portions, but I also work out a lot. Working out a lot isn't necessary, but I am very active, and my body can endure intense workouts.

Brazilian women are taught to take care of themselves. They start their beauty routine at a young age, which is the key to aging beautifully.

I wont cry for you, my mascara's too expensive...

If you're having dinner with friends and they're always on the phone or always texting, it's just impolite. Unless it's something important - like someone is in the hospital or something - don't do it.

I love cakes. Chocolate and coconut cakes. I love that combination!

Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't give some value to friendships and it can be depressing.

Don't try to be what you're not. If you're nervous, be nervous. If you're shy, be shy. It's cute.

I didn't know anything about fashion. I couldn't believe it when I got here. I don't know how I'm sitting here right now speaking English.

I'm a teenager, but I'm independent - I have my own apartment, I have my own life. And I think I have learned more than any of those teenagers have in school. I learned to be responsible, leaving my family and coming here alone.

I try to work out as much as I can and, of course, eat healthily. Drinking a lot of water, sweating during your work out is good for you, and of course, chasing after your kids!

I have a great tip - I have a jumping rope in the house, and I just do ten minutes of it whenever I can. You don't need to work out for hours, just ten minutes will do.

I was in a fashion show and I had on a strapless top. When I got to the end the top was down.

I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile.

Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings. That's what I have to give the people, good energy and good feelings.

When I was young, around 5, I was crying in all the pictures of me. I did not like the flash; it scared me!

If you look around Brazil you see pregnant women everywhere. Here you don't see that as much. There the only thing they do is babies, babies, babies! Especially the poor families.

I love Victoria's Secret and the brand, and I'm passionate about Victoria's Secret commercials, too.

In Brazil, we don't have Victoria's Secret, and my family are all Victoria's Secret fans, so I usually bring them back some lovely pieces.

A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone. I watch that. How does he treat the waiter? How does he treat the coat-check girl? How does he treat the driver?

I just think they're really insecure about themselves sometimes. I know all the girls, but we all work a lot and don't have time to hang out together. They're all really nice; I've never had a problem with any model.

I like presents that a man has spent time on, doing them himself, like a card or anything that is made by hand and from the heart.

I would like just one time to be on the cover of Italian Vogue.

I think everyone is a little egocentric, but when I help someone I lose 0.01% of my ego.

You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous.

Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong.

It's wrong for a guy to have no personality, no heart. Because I don't care about style or money.

I wouldn't say it's competitive. I think everyone has their time. Gisele is having her time, and Shirley had her time, and maybe I will have my time.

I want to be a child doctor. A pediatry ... how do you call it, pediatrician? Do I like kids? No, not really.

When I get older, I don't think I'll like to have wrinkles, or a big jelly belly. I cannot have it.

Younger guys are just too jealous.

I believe love just happens once. You can be mistaken, you can think you are in love, but after a while you discover that you're really not. Real love is different.

I remember Tyra Banks giving me encouraging advice during my first Victoria's Secret commercial shoot. I was so nervous, and she told me to just relax and be confident - that made me feel very comfortable.

I like jealous men. I love jealousy. I do.

Every work has the bad side, and people will be mean to you, and when you're young, you don't know how to defend yourself.

Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspective of other girls.

If you're comfortable in your own skin, you will feel beautiful - and look beautiful to others, too.