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" I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf. "

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" One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything. "

" I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia. I gave birth in the U.S. and had all the proper care available to me. If I had given birth in Ethiopia - I don't know if I might have even survived it. "

" I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama. "

" I really don't think there should be a movie about me. That's for sure! "

" No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country. "

" It's very difficult to hand someone your whole life story to play, and you've never really met that person. "

" There are things that I will always shoot, but now that the modeling and acting worlds are becoming very close, you can do a little bit of one and more of the other. "

" I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child. "

" What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother. "

" Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought I could make use of my experience in fashion to commercialize their products outside of Ethiopia. "

" I've been told the best way to make a sexy face is to say 'pruuune.' "

" 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. "

" While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the option of attending birthing classes with my husband. "

" It's not just Ethiopia, but Africa in general - most of the media concentrates on what's not going well. But there is so much beauty there. When you go, it changes everything. It changes you, your life, and the way you see things. The challenge is changing the image of Africa that's been anchored in people for years now. "

" I can contribute, be valuable, and grow in many ways, since my interests are so varied. That is very satisfying. "

" Dying in childbirth is something that's not new; it's been going on for ages, and so it's not something that people focus on; it's not something that gets funded a lot, and it's exactly for that reason that we are losing mothers all the time, and we have kids with no mothers. "

" I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that. "

" Children with healthy mothers are much more likely to survive childhood, attend school and live healthy, productive lives. "

" We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth. "

" I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong. "

" When countries commit to protecting vulnerable lives, they should receive support from those who can provide it in order to make their programs a success. "

" It's one thing to donate money. It's a whole other thing to give an opportunity for someone to make his own money. "

" For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything. "

" Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa. "

" Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests. "

" Creative new health strategies like micro-insurance for poor people or Kangaroo care for pre-term babies are transforming health outcomes in even the most low-resource settings. Dedication and innovation are transforming health care worldwide. "

" When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage. "

" It is important for me that I represent a brand that reflects my personality. "

" I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless... but still chic! "

" I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college. "