Holly Madison quotes

Holly Madison is an American model, television personality, and author, widely recognized for her role on the reality show "The Girls Next Door." Her career in entertainment and publishing has made her a prominent pop culture figure. She has written bestselling memoirs and become an advocate for self-empowerment. Here are 44 of her quotes:

I like food too much to go on some crazy diet. French fries are my favorite downfall.

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I'd rather be overweight and curvy than super thin with no curves. I'm proud of my body.

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My main motivation for staying in the spotlight at all is, I don't want to just be known for being involved in 'Playboy,' or having been Hugh Hefner's girlfriend - I hate that. I like to show I can do other things and take on other challenges. That's my main motivation.

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One of the issues with animals that I'm really concerned about is people who get animals as pets and maybe aren't prepared to take care of them and haven't really thought it through. I've seen a lot of people I know who get dogs and they can't handle them two days later ... [Fur] is a really easy thing to avoid, you don't need fur and if you want the look of fur, I mean, there's faux fur. There's just no reason for it. I just make a point of telling people that I don't buy products that are fur ... I have a fragrance line and one of the things I really love about is the manufacturer assured me that nothing's tested on animals ... I mean, how many years have we been selling cosmetics in this country? We should be able to figure out what we can use on humans safely and what no.

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I want six kids. We'll see how it goes, but I want a big family.

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I could live a normal life. My motivation is only to take on new challenges.

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I don't want to be too strict, because I think kids can get rebellious, but I want to raise my daughter to be passionate about doing good things and pursuing real things and hobbies instead of frivolous materialistic stuff.

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Having a child on the way changes your perspective. You want to do things that will make them proud of you.

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The last couple relationships I had were long distance. It's not like I can make much of an effort to travel and see anybody. The guy had to do all the work, unfortunately.

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Aside from performing in 'Peepshow,' I do yoga once a week and I like Pilates. I'm more into toning exercises over aerobics. I like working with a trainer at a private gym, but I also like going with friends because you don't get bored or distracted.

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I don't know why this is, maybe because I am 33 or what, but I didn't think it would be that easy for me to get pregnant. But it was.

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I was the Playmate editor for Playboy for two years. I produced two years' worth of centerfolds. I did everything on that, from picking the girls to designing the sets to picking the wardrobe, coming up with themes, assigning the photographer, down to editing the photos and approving the retouching.

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You don't have to just shop in the maternity section when you are pregnant - you can shop anywhere, just be shape and size savvy!

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You know, 'Peepshow,' in retrospect that seems like a good fit for me, but in the beginning, I'm sure you remember, nobody was sure if the show was going to last. Everybody was like, 'What are you doing? You can't sing, and you can't dance. What are you doing in this show?

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I'm not entirely sure what my end goal is, but I'd love to get involved in city politics and broadcast TV.

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I was always obsessed with being famous. I had Marilyn Monroe paper dolls as a child, and I was always obsessed with her. I've just been really driven in that direction, and none of my friends were. So, I don't know what put that bug in me at a young age.

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Growing up in Alaska, they don't really teach you to swim there. I learned to swim just a few summers ago with Olympic gold medalist Amanda Beard. She did great, and right after that I went to get scuba certified. I had fun with it. I didn't really get scared, but some people thought that was a risk.

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I love performing in Las Vegas.

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I started a trial period a couple of weeks ago as a correspondent for 'Extra,' and now it's become full time.

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I wish ghosts were real!

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Since I've been pregnant, I've lost my taste for fast food. I used to be the biggest McDonald's junkie and now I don't like it anymore. I used to be the biggest fast-food connoisseur, and now I've really lost my taste for it.

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But when you have a baby inside you, you're like 'Whoa!' Anything can happen here, I've got to give this baby all the nutrients it needs and really take care of myself, so this is definitely the healthiest I've ever been in my life.

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