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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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