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" 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. "

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

" Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that. "

" First I became U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for WHO, and that was in 2005. And then, about a year or so later, I decided to start my foundation. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding. "

" 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. "

" There's a saying in Africa: 'To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.' "

" In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place. "

" 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. "

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

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

" The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always remind myself, 'This too shall pass,' and then I redouble my efforts. "

" I think, first of all, every time you want to play somebody who is real is always challenging and always scary, because you are given a responsibility of someone's real life. "

" I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy. "

" The world needs our mothers. "

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

" Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in when complications arise. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I know how much parents love buying clothes for their kids and how they want to give them something new in the closet. "

" When a woman has her first child in places like Africa, they're really young. They can be 12, 13,14, so their frames are really small, and they're usually malnourished. "

" Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is. "

" When I see Lemlem walking around New York City, it's just mind-boggling, because I know it came from this one man sitting and weaving this little product. "