Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
It's always a tricky thing, trying to make aid sustainable.
Liya Kebede
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Liya Kebede
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: March 1
Actor
Diplomat
Model
Addis Abeba
Trying
Make
Always
Sustainable
Tricky
Aids
Thing
More quotes by Liya Kebede
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.
Liya Kebede
For my wardrobe, I like to invest in classic pieces and pair them with more trendy new pieces and accessories each season.
Liya Kebede
No other health disparity is so stark virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.
Liya Kebede
In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.
Liya Kebede
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.
Liya Kebede
Every day we hear about the dangers of cancer, heart disease and AIDS. But how many of us realize that, in much of the world, the act of giving life to a child is still the biggest killer of women of child-bearing age?
Liya Kebede
If you don't have a dream in life, I don't know what you have. You have to want something beyond your reach it's exciting when it works out.
Liya Kebede
I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child.
Liya Kebede
I think you should really research your cause, see if there are other people who are already doing the same thing you're doing and try to join forces because I really feel like collaborating is really important and very efficient. More is more, you know?
Liya Kebede
For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.
Liya Kebede
I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf.
Liya Kebede
If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.
Liya Kebede
I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that.
Liya Kebede
What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother.
Liya Kebede
One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.
Liya Kebede
I'm Christian. Growing up in Ethiopia, it's half-Christian and half-Muslim. You grow up with Muslim kids. I'm very much aware of their religion.
Liya Kebede
It is important for me that I represent a brand that reflects my personality.
Liya Kebede
The best lesson that I've learned from my mother is that she just never accepted no for an answer and I think that's something that has stayed with me.
Liya Kebede
We can't end poverty if we fail to save the lives of our world's mothers.
Liya Kebede
A small gold plain cross was passed down from my grandma to my mom, then to me, and now to my daughter. It is always nice to own something that connects you to the women who made it possible for you to exist.
Liya Kebede