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Brooke Shields

11 quotes

Some people are known for what they did; Brooke Shields is known for what they said. With equal ease, Brooke Shields moved between Mom and Strength, finding connections others missed. Discover 13 of Brooke Shields's most memorable quotes, ranging across Mom, Strength, Smile, Sad, and Parenting. Consider this gem from Brooke Shields: "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."

“I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.”

— Brooke Shields

Alone

All Quotes by Brooke Shields

“Louis Malle was the best filmmaker I've ever worked with. He was such an artist. He was dealing with the theme of innocence and experience.”

— Brooke Shields

Experience

“It was my mom and I against the world. We lived in New York in this bohemian lifestyle where an extended group of artists and photographers were like my aunts and uncles.”

— Brooke Shields

Mom

“I suffered from post-natal depression after Rowan was born. I had a healthy, beautiful baby girl and I couldn't look at her. I couldn't hold her, smile at her. All I wanted was to disappear and die.”

— Brooke Shields

Smile

“I've never found therapy to be a sign of weakness I've found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength.”

— Brooke Shields

Strength

“Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.”

— Brooke Shields

Funny

“I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.”

— Brooke Shields

Parenting

“I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.”

— Brooke Shields

Alone

“The difficulty of IVF or of any fertility issues is the hope and the shattered hope, the dream that it might happen this time and then it doesn't happen.”

— Brooke Shields

Hope

“What does good in bed mean to me? When I'm sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup - that's good in bed.”

— Brooke Shields

Mom

“My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.”

— Brooke Shields

Death

“Have faith in your own thoughts.”

— Brooke Shields

Faith