Liya Kebede Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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