Quotes by Heidi Klum

"Family comes first. You're the only thing they have."

"But I also want to have a family with children one day, which is very important to me."

"If you have issues with family, friends, and people at work, try and solve these issues head on so you can move on and concentrate on having the life you want."

"I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well."

"I think if you give your best as a parent, then that's all you can do."

"The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000."

"I think it's important to get your surroundings as well as yourself into a positive state - meaning surround yourself with positive people, not the kind who are negative and jealous of everything you do."

"Sure, climbing Mount Everest would be cool, but that's something I would now like to do as a family. Big experiences like that I don't want to have on my own anymore. I want to share them."

"I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back."

"But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance."

"Well, I was already so happy being chosen to do the issue itself, that when I got on the cover, it was even more of a surprise and even more amazing to me."

"It's not like I'm this glamour diva who hands everything over and I just sit on my throne at home."

"For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house."

"For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids."

"When I was younger, I had a perm, and it was really big. My mom was a hairdresser, so even my dad had a perm! I looked like a poodle, but it was cool at the time."

"I'm a lioness. I have four cubs. I'm a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them."

"I always wanted to be a mom."

"If you have issues with family, friends, and people at work, try and solve these issues head on so you can move on and concentrate on having the life you want. Think about what you can do so that you are happy with yourself - for instance, eating right to feel great and energetic."

"In my job, people tell you that all the time: 'This shoot was great. You look amazing.' But you never know what they say when you turn away."

"All German women are beautiful."

"It's not difficult for me to stay healthy. I like healthy food."

"With a family of six, there is always something to make, create and do together."

"I've been heartbroken. I've broken hearts. That's part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner."

"I love when I go out and I have my hair and makeup done, but I also like it when I'm just with the family because that's real."

"I know a lot of celebrities who are perfectly happy to put their name to something and then leave it at that because the money is good, but I need to have complete control over how something is going to look if my name is going to be attached to it."

"I have the best husband in the world. He's very involved."

"I can't look in the mirror and look at fake things. I just can't. I'd rather age."