81 Quotes by Liya Kebede

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

Every day we hear about the dangers of cancer, heart disease and AIDS. But how many of us realize that, in much of the world, the act of giving life to a child is still the biggest killer of women of child-bearing age?

The message of our campaign is "Make every mother and child count". This campaign is not just about health. It is also a powerful call for radical progress in women's rights and the rights of their children. Too often, the health of mothers and children does not count. In too many parts of the world, they are forgotten.

Theres a saying in Africa: To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.

Helping others isn't a chore, it is one of the greatest gifts there is. I want to challenge the next generation of women to find a way to give back that inspires and fulfills them and weave it into their daily lives. If the next generation can learn that early on, we have a real chance to change the world.

If you don't have a dream in life, I don't know what you have. You have to want something beyond your reach; it's exciting when it works out.

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

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

If you don’t have a dream in life, I don’t know what you have. You have to want something beyond your reach; it’s exciting when it works out.