--- title: "10 Always Quotes By Joan Smalls" description: "10 Always quotes by Joan Smalls. Plus more from Joan Smalls and more Always sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/joan-smalls-13158_always_it-always-just-feels-good-going-back-hom_1739989.png" --- > [It always just feels good going back home. It feels like nothing has changed. Seeing my room, the views. It, like, grounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/it-always-just-feels-good-going-back-home-it-feels-like-nothing-has/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/joan-smalls-13158_always_it-always-just-feels-good-going-back-hom_1739989.png) > [I was the troublemaker, always being funny - that's just who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-was-the-troublemaker-always-being-funny-that-s-just-who-i-am/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49c/joan-smalls-13158_always_i-was-the-troublemaker-always-being-funn_117450.png) > [I was always being athletic, climbing trees and running after boys, just being trouble. It was always in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-was-always-being-athletic-climbing-trees-and-running-after-boys/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7db/joan-smalls-13158_always_i-was-always-being-athletic-climbing-tre_2345591.png) > [I was always very, very insecure about my height. Even as a 15-year-old I was a foot and a half taller than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-was-always-very-very-insecure-about-my-height-even-as-a-15-year-old/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/joan-smalls-13158_always_i-was-always-very-very-insecure-about-my_1772353.png) > [I always use eyelash curlers - always makes you look extra 'woken.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-always-use-eyelash-curlers-always-makes-you-look-extra-woken/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/joan-smalls-13158_always_i-always-use-eyelash-curlers-always-make_1743428.png) > [I've always had a struggle trying to get a hair campaign. It's mind-boggling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-ve-always-had-a-struggle-trying-to-get-a-hair-campaign-it-s-mind/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/joan-smalls-13158_always_i-ve-always-had-a-struggle-trying-to-get_927342.png) > [I always had crazy, curly hair up in a bun, messy, running up and down, sweaty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-always-had-crazy-curly-hair-up-in-a-bun-messy-running-up-and-down/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/joan-smalls-13158_always_i-always-had-crazy-curly-hair-up-in-a-bu_1140592.png) > [I think it's nice to know that people in the industry are paying attention to all of the hard work you've done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-think-it-s-nice-to-know-that-people-in-the-industry-are-paying/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/joan-smalls-13158_always_i-think-it-s-nice-to-know-that-people-in_32412.png) > [People might think that because I'm skinny and tall, I'm fragile. But I always knew I wasn't. And it's comforting to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/people-might-think-that-because-i-m-skinny-and-tall-i-m-fragile-but-i/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/joan-smalls-13158_always_people-might-think-that-because-i-m-skin_1977890.png) > [I would always hunch over, I was always taller than the boys. I had the extremely skinny legs... I would double up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-would-always-hunch-over-i-was-always-taller-than-the-boys-i-had-the/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/joan-smalls-13158_always_i-would-always-hunch-over-i-was-always-t_3040735.png) ## Other authors on Always ## More by Joan Smalls > [Back home I had always been comfortable around people. I was the troublemaker, always being funny - that's just who I am. I'm Latina;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/back-home-i-had-always-been-comfortable-around-people-i-was-the/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I think it's nice to know that people in the industry are paying attention to all of the hard work you've done throughout the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-think-it-s-nice-to-know-that-people-in-the-industry-are-paying/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I was the troublemaker, always being funny - that's just who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-was-the-troublemaker-always-being-funny-that-s-just-who-i-am/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I felt most beautiful on the red carpet in Givenchy's sheer lace dress at a dinner hosted by Givenchy in honor of Marina Abramovich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-felt-most-beautiful-on-the-red-carpet-in-givenchy-s-sheer-lace/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [A career high was when I did a cover for 'W Magazine's July issue with Steven Meisel. So few girls shoot with Meisel in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/a-career-high-was-when-i-did-a-cover-for-w-magazine-s-july-issue-with/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I don't diet. I'm Puerto Rican! You can never take my rice, pork, and beans away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-don-t-diet-i-m-puerto-rican-you-can-never-take-my-rice-pork-and/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I hate being skinny and being a little weakling thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-hate-being-skinny-and-being-a-little-weakling-thing/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I don't need that much contour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-don-t-need-that-much-contour/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [Fashion is part of our culture, and it's about more than just a pretty dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/fashion-is-part-of-our-culture-and-it-s-about-more-than-just-a-pretty/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I remember when I started modelling and being the only non-white girl in the fashion show. I was grateful to be there, but at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-remember-when-i-started-modelling-and-being-the-only-non-white-girl/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [People hide behind the word aesthetic. They say, ‘Well, it’s just that designer’s aesthetic.’ But when you see 18 seasons in a row and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/people-hide-behind-the-word-aesthetic-they-say-well-it-s-just-that/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I want to last in my career, and that relies on the way my body performs. So I need to take care of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-want-to-last-in-my-career-and-that-relies-on-the-way-my-body/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I know I'm representing a group - black, Latin, whatever you want to put me with - and I want to show that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-know-i-m-representing-a-group-black-latin-whatever-you-want-to-put/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I've always had a struggle trying to get a hair campaign. It's mind-boggling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-ve-always-had-a-struggle-trying-to-get-a-hair-campaign-it-s-mind/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) > [I need someone who always wants more out of life. Like me - I'm just that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-need-someone-who-always-wants-more-out-of-life-like-me-i-m-just/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/joan-smalls/#itemlist", "name": "10 Always Quotes By Joan Smalls", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It always just feels good going back home. It feels like nothing has changed. Seeing my room, the views. 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