Beverly Johnson on growing
Beverly Johnson16 quotes“I was supposedly living this glamorous life, but I was crippled by the idea of growing old and where do I go next? The whole age thing—in our industry, it’s everything.”
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Its such an egotistical thing to be able to just stand there and say, Action! Its like being a little mini-god.
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Billy LawrenceBilly Lawrence I don’t like to cook, but I like to eat popcorn with butter and salt.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson I tried acting and all of the arts, I even put out a record album, but what I like the most is business.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson I’m elated. I guess it’s better late than never. Welcome to the 21st century. It’s fantastic. I love Dior, and Rihanna is very much one of my style icons. I’m happy they got there in the end. I adore her style.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson There’s not a hair extension or a makeup artist that can make me feel the way I feel when i give back
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson Instead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson Business is hard, really hard, but it’s worth it.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson My daughter has fulfilled all of my dreams, because she has a BA and MBA in business. She’s both a financial analyst and a plus-size model. She has the best of both worlds because, in modeling, you have to have something to fall back on.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson Most Americans think of hunger as a problem affecting only places like India, Africa or South America. But it is a tragic reality that our country has millions of children who are suffering from lack of food. We must all work together to save our country from this problem.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson She loves fashion, she’s unafraid. She uses her imagination, which is something we should all strive to do.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, ‘What if she’s ugly? You’re ugly.’
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson Once a Supermodel, always a Supermodel.
Beverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson My dean gave me permission to model during my work semester, even though I was in the Criminal Justice Department. I don’t know whether I’d ever have become a model if he hadn’t let me do that.
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When we were visiting New York City, I took my kids to the same playground where I went growing up. It was fun to feel that connection of having gone there as a kid and being there as a parent.
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Ben CohenBen Cohen Everybody knows it hurts to grow up…and we’re still fighting it.
Ben FoldsBen Folds I didn’t have any pets growing up.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes With growing experience, all skillful commanders sought to profit by the power of the defensive, even when on the offensive.
B. H. Liddell HartB. H. Liddell Hart Transformationally motivated people are the growing edge of a great continuity of souls reaching back to the very earliest times.
Barbara Marx HubbardBarbara Marx Hubbard It seems very safe to me to be surrounded by green growing things and water.
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