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

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" The world needs our mothers. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it. "

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

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

" For my wardrobe, I like to invest in classic pieces and pair them with more trendy new pieces and accessories each season. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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