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Alek Wek Quotes

I grew up in a small town in Sudan. There weren't many cars, so we did things in the countryside near where we lived.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Small Small Town Up Lived Things

I have a weird propensity to know what's going to happen in the future.

John Cameron Mitchell

Future Weird Know Happen Going

I had a great drama teacher, and he sort of made out drama school as this incredibly difficult thing to get into: 6,000 people apply every year, and some of the schools only have 12 places. It's a phenomenally difficult thing to get into. And that excited me - I wanted that challenge.

Teacher Great Challenge School Me

Coal is cheap, but up to what extent are we going to allow coal plants to operate?

Plants Cheap Up Going Coal Allow

There's something called, 'resolution authority,' which gives the government the power to takeover a failing bank - something they didn't have pre-Lehman Brothers.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Power Government Resolution Authority

I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.

Good Think Kind Good Example Example

My first trip to Japan, in 1998, began with an enormous crowd of Japanese paparazzi and television crews, all waiting for me to clear customs in Tokyo (a first-time experience for this wine critic). Over the next five days, the attention never waned.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Experience Waiting Me Wine Attention

I was born too late to experience Apollo 11, though I do trek to Dad's house every time there's some space event. There's something awesome about crossing your fingers and watching a tense Mission Control room do their thing.

Time Experience Space Control House

I was a massive fan of Amy Winehouse growing up. I decided it would be a good idea to become Amy Winehouse with the beehive and ballet shoes. Six months into that, I looked into the mirror and decided I'd better be Mia.

Good Mirror Shoes Growing Up Better

I say that I can't make anything up. I think of myself as a collage artist. I'm cutting and pasting memories of my life. And I say, I have to live a life in order to tell a life. I would prefer to tell it because telling you're always in control, you're like God.

Life Live God Memories Myself Think

There's this certain caliber of dancing I was striving for when I was younger, and it's very hard for me to go back and just do it for fun. But I take all other kinds of classes: I take jazz classes, modern classes, and I love doing that instead of going to the gym. The gym is not very much fun.

Love Fun Me Doing Gym Back

I would argue that nothing gives life more purpose than the realization that every moment of consciousness is a precious and fragile gift.

Life Moment Purpose Gift Nothing

Women have the same privileges and opportunities as men, given the New Testament.

Women Men Opportunities New Same

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