Petra Nemcova quotes

Petra Nemcova is a Czech model, television host, and philanthropist. She gained international fame after winning the Elite Model Look competition and working with major fashion brands. She is also recognized for her humanitarian efforts, especially founding the Happy Hearts Fund to support children affected by natural disasters. Here are 14 of her quotes:

There are lots of things which I would love to tell him, but in some way, I also feel that I lost the person closest to me. And I got a second chance to live. So in a way I feel that I live for both of us... and I will do my best. (Petra Nemcova)

I grew up under Communism so we could only learn Russian, and then when Communism fell in 1989 we could learn a few more things and have the freedom to travel and the freedom of speech - and the freedom of dreaming, really.

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I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000 people.

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We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.

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Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present.

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I became quite green - I have a very strong connection to nature. I read that if we fish the way we fish, in 2048 there will be no more fish left, which is pretty soon. So it's a statement.

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So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive.

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If we focus on the minuses, we go down the spiral. But if we are able to focus on the pluses, we can become stronger and put more meaning into our life.

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My secret passion is motorbikes. I want a Kawasaki Ninja.

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I think all women want to feel sexy and confident yet comfortable at the same time in what they wear.

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I can dance for, like, four or five hours nonstop without even drinking water. It's a beautiful, beautiful thing. (Petra Nemcova)

It's usually when the cameras leave that the support leaves as well.

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I've learned a couple of things. And one of the things I have learned is that every experience has pluses and minuses.

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I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, there's a concert, I'm there.

Petra Nemcova

Petra Nemcova

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Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0

Occupation: Czechoslovakian Model
Born: June 24, 1979
Quotes count: 14

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