Gisele Bundchen Quotes

I don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people.

I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities.

Nature is where I feel most comfortable; it's where I find my balance. I would like my kids and all future generations to have the chance to experience nature as I did.

You know, everyone says, 'Modeling and acting are so similar' ... they say, 'It's so natural for models to become actresses because they use the camera.' I don't think of it in that way.

I'll never forget the day when a woman came up to me and said, 'No, you could never be on a magazine cover. Your face features don't work; your eyes are small, you have a small face but a big nose.' I was only 14 and I had never noticed any of that stuff, you know?

Be more loving, compassionate and understanding with ourselves, with others, and with the planet, because we are all connected. We are one.

I've always been in serious relationships. I meet someone and date him for a long period. I don't sit there thinking, like, 'I wonder if I can seduce that guy.' I have other things in my mind.

I'm a woman trying to balance family, work and friends like so many others out there.

As long as I'm a good person and I do things from the heart, that's all that matters.

People think if you look after yourself you're being selfish, you know.

I've been doing my job for a long time and I never really thought about being an actress or being anything like that. I was always a bit scared as well because of the thing about models becoming an actress and all that. I just never really took it seriously.

The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become.

I am not the first person to give birth naturally. Billions of other women have come before me and have done this - so why can't I do it?

I want to have a big family. My parents have been together for 36 years, and that is what I want. I am in that place. It's all good in that part of my life. It's one part of my life that I'm learning about every day. I've been challenged a lot by it, but it's the most rewarding part.

Breathing is my best ally. By doing simple breathing exercises, I can quickly come back to center and feel more grounded.

My husband cannot f-ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time.

I was in the fashion shows in Milan; I was seventeen, I was doing like 100 shows. People were asking, 'How does it feel to be the model of the moment?' It was hard for me to answer as myself. I barely spoke English.

I was eating lots of vegetables and fruit every day during my pregnancy - my baby needed the best of the best, so it was the opposite of overeating. I had this being inside of me, and I was responsible for everything he got.

I'm constantly learning and evolving. I'm fascinated with life.

In 1996, the possibility of going to New York came up. From then on, I started searching for opportunities on the international market and the plane became my home.

I don't wear fur and I understand their cause. I am the biggest animal lover in the world. I have four dogs and two horses, and I have rescued animals all my life.

I feel like when people judge me they're not judging me, because they don't know who I am.

There is good in everything; it's just how you choose to look at it. Everything that's worth it has a price. For me to be a model - I had to leave my family. Do you think I liked that? No! There are sacrifices. Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.

There's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just a character who is doing all this.

If you spend time comparing yourself with someone else, the only thing you're doing is setting yourself up for disappointment and failure. You won't ever feel good enough. There are seven and half billion people in the world, so chances are that someone will always be "better" than you in some respect. But is that person you? Did she grow up in your family? Did she grow up at the same time you did, share your parents, your siblings, your childhood, your teachers, your friends, your advantages, your disadvantages, your education, your jobs, or . . . ? Of course she didn't. When we frame things that way, the idea of comparing ourselves to other people seems ridiculous. I compare myself with only one person: me. Am I doing the best I can at my job? Am I being the best wife, the best mother, the best friend, the best human being? How can I keep learning and improving?

To give life another being, what a gift! When he finally was placed into my arms, I looked into his precious eyes and felt an overwhelming, unconditial love ... I never felt so complete and empowered in my life.

When I'm weak, you can be strong; when I'm strong, you can be weak. That's what I believe marriage is.

Christmas and the holidays are the season of giving. It's a time when people are more kind and open-hearted.

I want to get a farm where I am going to live for the rest of my life. I like the idea of a secluded place.

My two grandmothers both died of cancer, so I understand how painful and difficult this disease is on the entire family. My first grandmother passed away from bone cancer when I was about 10. It was really horrible. I remember the whole process like it was yesterday.

The first is wake up in the morning and be grateful you are here, alive and healthy. And the second is: Give.

Everyone has an hour in their day to go and do something for somebody else; I don't care how busy they are.

There should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months.

In the end, the longest and most important relationship any of us will ever have is with ourselves. That's why I believe self-awareness is so important. We all need to learn to become comfortable with ourselves as early as possible, and to grasp that we are responsible for who we are. And, as I said, the best way to get to know ourselves is through our relationships with others.

I feel like life is so special and so great, every year I feel like I learn more, and I grow, and I think it's exciting to grow up.

If I honour my needs first, I will be the best wife, the best mum, the best sister, the best friend. I have to come first, because then everyone benefits.

I'm one of these people that likes adrenaline and new things, like extreme sports. It makes me feel alive.

Sometimes siblings can get in each other's space.

I'm not an actress, you know. I don't know what's going on. And I'm supposed to be the villain.

Always, always powder your T-zone and the lines going from your nose down around your mouth so you don't look like a bulldog. When those areas are shiny, it's awful. And gloss will keep your lips from appearing dehydrated.

I love kids. It's amazing that I have the opportunity to hang out with my stepson all the time.

Our health depends on the health of our planet.

I feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life. I found the person I'm sharing my life with. I have a good man.

I think it's better when you're natural, when you just do whatever you want, instead of doing classes where I see all these other people holding back because they've been trained with certain skills or techniques. I'm like, whatever.

To be a mother is a magical experience. The whole body is transformed by this.

I'm a very private person. I like staying home and doing my stuff. I hate people invading on my privacy. I hate talking about my private life.

My son is so fortunate, you know. He's always going to have food. Yes, my children are going to be privileged, but that's why it's so important for them to see different realities and to travel, and they do already.

I'm a very sensitive person, and I feel what makes me vulnerable. But I see that as a good thing. I really enjoy experiencing all the different emotions in life.

When I came to New York and I opened the window of the thirty-fifth-floor apartment, there's light pollution and fog, and I couldn't see my star. So I drew it on my wrist with a pen, but it kept washing away. Then I went to a tattoo parlor on Second Avenue and had it done.

I'm not a potato sack; I've never sat on my couch. If I'm home, I'm cleaning, feeding my dogs, doing stuff. Life is too precious to waste time.

I'm not afraid of working hard at anything, whatever it is. I just always want to be the best that I can.

One thing leads to the other. Deforestation leads to climate change, which leads to ecosystem losses, which negatively impacts our livelihoods - it's a vicious cycle.

I think people have a different image of me because, you know, they portray me with the idea that models are stupid and dumb; like, 'She can just be a model because she can just be a model - she's dumb and she can't do anything else.'

A woman can look powerful in a party, but when she arrives at home, all she wants is to feel comfortable.

When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go!

I believe that bringing a life into this world is the single most important thing a person can undertake, and it can also be the most challenging. I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.

If you have your wife, and you are proud of something she's done, wouldn't you go and support her in something? That is what I was trying to do.

If you are happy, you can give happiness. If you don't love yourself and if you are unhappy with yourself, you can't give anything else but that.

When I was a teenager, I had pimples - oh, God, every time someone looked at my face I thought they were looking at my pimples. I put mud on my face to dry them out, and it worked.

I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals.

When you get to experience something that is outside of your reality, it changes you.

Brazil has its own fashion identity. Many very talented Brazilian designers show every season at Sao Paulo and Rio fashion weeks.

Everybody learns from traveling. I think we all do.

Gossip is poison.

It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great.

I love that feeling of, you know, we are women, we are so different, our imperfections are what make us unique and beautiful.

I am not used to doing naked shoots but when you trust the photographer and the crew, you know it won't be vulgar.

When you come from a big family, you see that, growing up, you're learning how to share. Your sisters have got your back; you're not alone in this - 'We all support you!' Your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it's a very grounding feeling.

No matter how many shows I've done, as soon as they say it's time to start, I get that nervous sensation and feel like I have to pee. So that's where my mind is. That and making it to the end of the runway and back as fast as I can.

The mind is more powerful than anything. So, during the birth I wasn't thinking about the pain. I was in a meditation state. I was concentrating the whole time, thinking, 'Oh my God, it's time. I am going to meet my baby. What is he going to look like?'

It's unfortunate that in an interview sometimes things can seem so black and white.

Children are like little angels - there's no way you can't love them.

I'd be lying if I said, 'No,' to wanting a lot of kids.

It's all about the light. Always face it, because that's how you give your face good angles. If you're outside when the sun is overhead, you're going to have dark circles from the sun creating shadows on your face. So no outdoor pictures between 12 and two!

I'm a very hyper person.