Top quotes by Jasmine Guinness

I always dreamt that I would marry in the Piazza Del Campo in Siena and go on my honeymoon down the Amazon, up the Nile, on a gallop through the pyramids, to Nepal and Kerala, on a safari and finally to Lake Titicaca in Peru. Votes: 35

Be kind, don't judge, and have respect for others. If we can all do this, the world would be a better place. The point is to teach this to the next generation. Votes: 14

As a teenager, I was teased at school about my height and long legs, but now they are my best assets. Kids can be mean. When I was at school, I considered myself ugly, but that was when I was silly enough to believe that what other people thought mattered. Now I think I am pretty. I'm not beautiful. There is a difference. Votes: 12

I once stayed in a roach-infested hotel in Istanbul for a work trip. I had to share my room with a male model, and pointedly all we talked about was our other halves. Votes: 12

I was very lucky growing up, and I got all my dad's and aunts' toys from the 1950s and 1960s and loved those old pedal cars. Votes: 10

Books have always been an important part of my life. Votes: 10

Men are definitely getting more avant-garde, experimenting with colours, patterns and fabrics. Votes: 10

Being mum is a number one job. That takes priority. Votes: 9

My face hasn't matured as I've grown up, and neither has my sense of humour. In the mirror, I see an older version of myself as a child, although I do have more wrinkles and freckles. Votes: 9

It's appalling how much money raised at some charity events gets wasted on paying personnel and admin staff. Votes: 8

I spent a day in a neck brace on a hospital trolley after falling from a horse and cart in Ireland. All the nurses thought I was a traveler, which made me laugh. Who else comes into a hospital saying they've fallen off a horse and cart? Votes: 8

People talk about me as if I am the sole inheritor of the Guinness family fortune and worth masses, but I have hundreds of cousins. Votes: 7

We have too many poisons in our diets now, like sugar and caffeine. Votes: 7

I have my father to thank for my build and height, and my mother to thank for my lips and eyes. Votes: 5

Arnica is great. I got kicked in the stomach by a horse once, and some adult slapped arnica all over it, and I had no bruise at all to show for my pain. Votes: 5

While farmers' markets are booming in cities, actual rural market towns are in decline. Votes: 5

I've worked since I was 18. I have no trust fund and don't expect anything. Votes: 5

I have always loved clothes, and the opportunity to design my own line could not be missed. It's a dream job. Votes: 4

Since having kids, I am more careful about saving rather than splurging. I used to spend all my money on trainers and high heels that I couldn't walk in. Votes: 4

It has long been a childhood dream of mine to have a farm. Votes: 4

I knew nothing about my mum's family. Her parents were dead by the time she was 14. She was brought up by two aunts, and she only ever met one uncle. Votes: 3

It was tough going to boarding school. It was very hard work. Votes: 3

People who read on holiday always have a better time because it's total escapism, both physically and mentally. Votes: 3

I've known my best friend since I was a baby, and I don't know what I would do without her. She is always straight with me and can make me laugh hysterically. Everyone should have someone like that in their life. Votes: 2

I don't believe in diets, as I always put whatever I lost right back on again. I think we should all just eat healthily and get as much exercise as we can. Votes: 2

My husband is experimental, loves to cook, and is really good at it. If I do the cooking, I lose my appetite. Why is that? Votes: 2

I think children of divorced parents do grow up quicker. You just do. Votes: 2

We've got to make greedy banks pass on interest rate cuts in full, and we've got to see rents coming down. Votes: 2

It's really hard work being a model. Votes: 2

Because I was very big and she was very small, my mother had a horrible birth when I was born. So she always said: 'I'm never having any more kids!' Votes: 2

People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money. Votes: 0

I'd never go under the knife because I have a phobia of needles. Votes: 0

I used to be frightened of the countryside after dark. Now I enjoy it. There is something wonderful about those strange country and wildlife noises. Votes: 0

As a model, I travel non-stop. Votes: 0

In my twenties, I was obsessed with what other people thought of me. In my thirties, it's about my children, my husband, my work. In my forties, it's going to be about me, and I shan't care what anyone else thinks. I can't wait! Votes: 0

I hate my hair! When clean, it is fuzzy, and when not clean, it is lank. Votes: 0

My husband says he wants to have the best hay field in Britain. I can't wait. Votes: 0

I try not to wear too much makeup, as I think there comes a point where too much makes you look older. Votes: 0

Mum and I were delighted to find out we were descended from 'bog-trotters.' Votes: 0

Never being number one in your list of priorities and not minding at all. Votes: 0

I grew up in Ireland, so I do not have a lot of respect for most politicians. Votes: 0