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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations. "

" 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. "

" The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it. "

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

" I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light on issues that would otherwise go unnoticed. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" We can't end poverty if we fail to save the lives of our world's mothers. "

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