Happy Birthday Cindy Crawford!

I always knew I wanted to have children. When I met my husband, Rande, I thought, 'This is the guy.' When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes.

Watching your husband become a father is really sexy and wonderful.

Even I don't wake up looking like Cindy Crawford.

I don't want to have to be beautiful all the time. I want to be able to look cruddy in my weekend sweats, with a pimple on my face and pimple cream on top of the pimple. The expectation to always be beautiful bothers me.

I think if people are passionate about something, it could be real estate or biochemistry, and that spark gets turned on in them, everyone's beautiful in that zone.

I believe that at least 70 percent of parenting goes to the mother. In our house, I'm the one who knows about all the school stuff, helps with the homework, organizes the play dates, and remembers the birthday parties.

I like to work. The self-esteem and satisfaction that I get from working makes me a better person, which makes me a better mom.

How many girls, models or not, are secure about their bodies? I think I'm more realistic about what to expect of myself now. I also have a lot of other things than modeling going on in my life that I'm proud of.

Our family room, where we live, is about togetherness and ease. Nothing in my house is too formal. There are no coasters on tables; the kids can eat Popsicles on the couch if they want to. I let them ride these little cycles we got for them when they were 3 that have rubber wheels and no pedals.

When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

Having children really changes your priorities.

The face you have at age 25 is the face God gave you, but the face you have after 50 is the face you earned.

I have cellulite. I admit it. But sometimes I just say, 'Screw it, I am going to wear a bikini.'

It's a huge change for your body. You don't even want to look in the mirror after you've had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar-Pei.

Even in normal life, I'm not the skinniest model.

Wenn man einen Mann zu irgendeiner Arbeit bewegen will, muss man ihn nur fragen, ob er nicht zu alt dafür ist.

I want my home to look good, feel good, and smell good. I want it to be inclusive, to reflect the people who live there.

Im wirklichen Leben, ohne Make-up und gute Beleuchtung, sehe nicht einmal ich aus wie Cindy Crawford.

Being a nice girl from the Mid-West, my inclination is always to give in and say yes because I want people to like me.

Manchmal hasse ich meinen Körper. Wenn die anderen Models auf dem Laufsteg dünn wie Zahnstocher sind, komme ich mir immer vor wie eine fette Elchkuh.

Life is where you're at. Whatever you're doing is enough. You don't need to do everything well all the time. When you live your life like that, it's a huge relief.

Das größte Geschenk, das mir meine Mutter gegeben hat, ist ihre bedingungslose Liebe zu mir.

I am not a fine chef, but I can certainly get dinner on the table for 14 people. With that many, I try to keep it simple: salmon, mashed potatoes, sauteed spinach, and salad.

Ich bin ein Produkt, das jeder will.

I think a lot of people secretly wish they were a rock star, and I'm no exception.

Nicht einmal ich sehe nach dem Aufstehen aus wie Cindy Crawford.

I just want to be a nice girl from the Midwest - I don't want to have to act like a heavy to be taken seriously, and I resent that I have to be so pushy and political sometimes just to do my job.

You don't have to do the picture, you have to do the autograph, but it's important to take that moment to make a human connection.

Obviously, your family life is the priority, but there's still other stuff you have to get done in a day. I think the way I make it work is by taking care of myself, and that includes fitness and eating right and all those things, but also by being very organized and punctual.

I think the way kids learn most is not by what you say, but by what you do.