Liya Kebede Quotes

First I became U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for WHO, and that was in 2005. And then, about a year or so later, I decided to start my foundation.

Liya Kebede

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: model
  • Nationality: ethiopian
  • Birth: March 1, 1978

Topics

StartFoundationYearFirstGoodwill

You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free.

John Oates

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We've taken the view that if the rest of the world would democratize and create market economies, that would spread the benefits of prosperity around the world, and that it would enhance our own prosperity, and our own stability and security, as well.

Jeffrey Sachs

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My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.

Andy Partridge

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I have the will of a flip-flop.

Rory McCann

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Election night is the easiest time to act like a grownup.

Ron Fournier

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If something anticipated arrives too late it finds us numb, wrung out from waiting, and we feel - nothing at all. The best things arrive on time.

Dorothy Gilman

TimeBestWaitingFeelLateNothing

It was remarkable to see from space how predictable people are. Our homes and towns are almost all in places with moderate temperatures, and they generally have the same shape - a thinly occupied outer blob of suburb surrounding a densely populated core, all based around a ready source of water.

Chris Hadfield

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Flowers grow out of dark moments.

Corita Kent

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I definitely have a little Woody Allen inside of me. That is true.

Autre Ne Veut

MeTrueInsideLittleDefinitely

Now I'm the go-to-girl for silent films.

Penelope Ann Miller

NowSilentFilms

For me, playing music is like meditating - I just play and don't really think about what I'm doing, I just let it happen.

Rick Wright

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When I was little, I used to adore gold. It was something special.

Mr. T

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