Bündchen: "Sometimes doors open and other close and you have to figure out which one you're going to take. I'm always for the one that's challenging. That's where I think you live your life to the fullest."

Bündchen: "I'm a very hyper person."

Bündchen: "I believe in taking chances and living your life. Sometimes doors open and others close and you have to figure out which one you're going to take. I'm always for the one that's challenging."

Bündchen: "I think sometimes you have high expectations for people because you have high expectations for yourself."

Bündchen: "I'm a very private person. I like staying home and doing my stuff. I hate people invading on my privacy. I hate talking about my private life."

Bündchen: "I'm one of these people that likes adrenaline and new things, like extreme sports. It makes me feel alive."

Bündchen: "There is good in everything; it's just how you choose to look at it. Everything that's worth it has a price. For me to be a model - I had to leave my family. Do you think I liked that? No! There are sacrifices. Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow."

Bündchen: "The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become."

Bündchen: "The quality of time I get to spend with my family is very important. That way, I feel I am experiencing all the different aspects of my life without guilt."

Bündchen: "As long as I'm a good person and I do things from the heart, that's all that matters."

Bündchen: "Yes, Brazil, like the whole world, stands to lose a lot in a climate-altered world. But it's also one of the major forces determining our future: It's the home of most of the Amazon rain forest."

Bündchen: "I wouldn't call myself an actress, but I at the same time, if there is an opportunity... I believe in taking chances and living your life."

Bündchen: "No one ever said learning was to be easy, but it's part of the process of evolving as a human being, and we all have to go through it. When I look back, I see that each difficult time brought an important lesson. And I prefer to look at it with gratitude because I wouldn't be who I am today if I haven't gone through it all."

Bündchen: "It's unfortunate that in an interview sometimes things can seem so black and white."

Bündchen: "If I could choose, I'd be bare feet with animals all around me and living in a tree house. Like Tarzan and Jane, that's my dream. I'm at my happiest around nature."

Bündchen: "I don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people."