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Alek Wek Quotes

You could fancy what you'd like, but as a woman, my mother always raised us to believe in ourselves. I am very grateful that my mother brought me up that way.

Alek Wek

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: designer
Nationality: british
Birth: April 16, 1977

Topics

Mother Grateful Woman I Am Me You

I get scared of really simple things and not scared of big things.

Andrea Riseborough

Simple Simple Things Scared Big Get

So far, everything I've worked on has been deeply connected to reality. I'm not constitutionally opposed to working on something completely fictional, either. It just happens that a lot of these stories have crossed my path in a way that makes them intriguing, but I'm up for anything that's intellectually engaging.

Andrew Jarecki

Path Reality Connected Way Anything

My husband is my most valuable resource.

Meg Rosoff

Husband Resource Valuable Most

I'd never done any Beckett before 'Krapp,' and I haven't done any of his other plays since. I've always felt that 'Krapp' is an autobiographical piece.

John Hurt

Done Never Always Piece Before His

There is a long and successful tradition of popular movements in the U.S. and elsewhere having an impact on crises in forgotten places.

John Prendergast

Impact Tradition Long Places Popular

The reason that MGM hired Bobby for Our Gang was that they could look at him and say, cry, and he'd cry, and not many kids can do that unless they really want to cry.

Tommy Bond

Look Cry Say Want Reason Gang

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.

Robert Caro

Democracy Important Right Minority

The process of rewriting is enjoyable, because you're not in that existential panic when you don't have a novel at all.

Rose Tremain

Process You Existential Panic Novel

I think women are taught to ask permission about everything. We don't realize that we are entitled and we do have a say in our lives.

Doris Roberts

Women Think Say Ask Everything

I have butt muscles, thigh muscles, and then my upper body is super skinny - except for in my shoulders, which you need for a little bit of strength to hold other players off the ball. So I think I've developed muscles 100 per cent from just shooting the ball and running. Every single thing about my body looks like soccer.

Christen Press

Strength Think You Body Soccer Butt

I try to avoid the 'art world' as much as possible. It's too much about fads and fashions - who's getting the best prices at auction and things like that.

Cornelia Parker

Art Best World Too Much Possible

That war has brought with it a truly incredible development of means of destruction and a terrifying prospect of rapid and almost limitless development in that direction.

Cordell Hull

War Direction Development Limitless