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Alek Wek Quotes

I am so impressed by UNHCR staff who live and work side by side with the refugees. It's really remarkable.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Work Live I Am Refugees Side Who

My parents are both massive feminists and always led me to believe that I could dream big and do anything that I wanted in my life, almost to a delusional degree.

Life Parents Me Believe My Life Big

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Life Poetry My Life Now Want Begin

In my heart of hearts, I don't think it's a good position to say that Guantanamo is not an acceptable answer for anyone we might capture now or in the future.

Good Future Heart Think Say Capture

I moved to Madrid with 200 bucks in my pocket to see what was going to happen. Of course, I didn't know that 200 euros was nothing, because in Cuba, 200 was a lot, and the money I had been saving from my movies.

Money Know Movies Nothing Cuba See

When I wrote 'The Giver,' it contained no so-called 'bad words.' It was set, after all, in a mythical, futuristic, and Utopian society. Not only was there no poverty, divorce, racism, sexism, pollution, or violence in the world of 'The Giver'; there was also careful attention paid to language: to its fluency, precision, and power.

Power Words Racism World Society

Seeing the intensity and power she brings to the game, it's hard to imagine her being anything but single-minded in pursuing tennis. But Serena Williams has other passions, too. In fact, there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day, week or month for one of the world's most gifted athletes to chase her many interests.

Power Time Day World Game Enough

My decision leaving the Nuggets was based on the organization not saying they had the cap room to sign me.

Dikembe Mutombo

Decision Me Organization Saying Cap

It's always that tricky thing with a remake, especially when it's something that's well loved. You're coming to something that has a built-in fascination, but with that comes people ready to feel disgruntled that it's being remade at all.

People Loved Feel You Ready Always

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.

Marilyn vos Savant

Distraction Out Itself Arises

It's much easier to teach writing, because people are less shy about writing. If they're in a group, nobody can see what they're writing. When you're drawing, people get a little more nervous.

People Writing Drawing You Nobody

Don't get me wrong - I don't want to be mean to the scammers. There are lots of people online who do that. I'm content merely having fun inventing, and I figure any time they're spending with me is time in which they're not scamming vulnerable adults out of their savings.

Time Fun People Me Having Fun Wrong

I think Roald Dahl had the rarest combination of talking to kids about complex emotions, and he was able to show you that the world of kids was sophisticated, complex, and had a lot more darkness than adults ever want to remember.

Guillermo del Toro

Darkness World Think Talking You

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