Liya Kebede Quotes - Page 2

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• When a woman has her first child in places like Africa, they're really young. They can be 12, 13,14, so their frames are really small, and they're usually malnourished.

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  Children, Firsts, Young

  CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. June 11, 2007.

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• I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless... but still chic!

  Liya Kebede

  Fashion, Children, Want

  "4 Effortessly Chic Moms Talk Shop". Interview with Kerry Pieri, www.harpersbazaar.com. May 10, 2013.

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• Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place.

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  Fall, Skins, Care

  "StyleList Sits Down with Liya Kebede". Interview with Ellen Thomas, www.aol.com. May 19, 2013.

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• What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother.

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  Mother, Being A Mother, Mother's Day

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• While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the option of attending birthing classes with my husband.

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  Husband, Blood, Ultrasounds

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• Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.

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  Design, Able, Talent

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• We can't end poverty if we fail to save the lives of our world's mothers.

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  Mother, Our World, Poverty

  "Let’s Make Mother’s Day a Global Reality" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 7, 2009.

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• President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding.

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  Priorities, President, Aids

  "Mother’s Day Mission: Help Reduce Maternal Mortality in the Developing World" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 7, 2010.

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• No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.

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  Country, Giving, Birth Life

  "Let’s Make Mother’s Day a Global Reality" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 7, 2009.

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• I really don't think there should be a movie about me. That's for sure!

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  Thinking, Should

  "Interview with Ellen Thomas". Interview with Katie Connor, www.marieclaire.com. January 20, 2011.

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• Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought I could make use of my experience in fashion to commercialize their products outside of Ethiopia.

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  Fashion, People, Asking

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• It is important for me that I represent a brand that reflects my personality.

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  Personality, Important, Brands

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• Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa.

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  Children, East, World

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• When countries commit to protecting vulnerable lives, they should receive support from those who can provide it in order to make their programs a success.

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  Country, Order, Support

  "Health Care We Can Agree On" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2010.

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• My children are still young, but I try to talk to them about giving back and how important it is, just to look at the world, be invested in things, to be passionate about things, to have a dream.

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  Dream, Children, Giving

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy.

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  Design, Easy

  "Face Time | Liya Kebede". Interview with Tina Turnbow, tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. October 20, 2011.

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• The message of our campaign is "Make every mother and child count". This campaign is not just about health. It is also a powerful call for radical progress in women's rights and the rights of their children. Too often, the health of mothers and children does not count. In too many parts of the world, they are forgotten.

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  Mother, Powerful, Children

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• For my wardrobe, I like to invest in classic pieces and pair them with more trendy new pieces and accessories each season.

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  Accessories, Pieces, Pairs

  "4 Effortessly Chic Moms Talk Shop" by Kerry Pieri. Slide 3, www.harpersbazaar.com. May 10, 2013.

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• I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.

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  Fashion, School, Littles

  "Desert Flower/ Liya Kebede Interview". Interview with Karen Durbin, www.blackfilm.com. March 16, 2011.

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• In 1967, the world health community launched a global effort to eradicate smallpox. It took a coordinated, worldwide effort, required the commitment of every government, and cost $130 million dollars. By 1977, smallpox had disappeared.

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  Commitment, Government, Effort

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• I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf.

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  Foundation, Contribution, Behalf

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• I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light on issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.

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  Thinking, Light, Issues

  "More Than a Pretty Face: Liya Kebede". Interview with Julia Savacool, www.marieclaire.com. May 14, 2007.

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• Children with healthy mothers are much more likely to survive childhood, attend school and live healthy, productive lives.

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  Mother, Children, School

  "Mother’s Day Mission: Help Reduce Maternal Mortality in the Developing World" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 7, 2010.

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• I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that.

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  Stories, Chance, Kind

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• I can contribute, be valuable and grow in many ways, since my interests are so varied. That is very satisfying.

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  Way, Interest, Valuable

  "Face Time | Liya Kebede". Interview with Tina Turnbow, tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. October 20, 2011.

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