Alek Wek Quotes

Going back to South Sudan after the independence took place was deeply emotional for me because I had gone through the civil war with my family just before going to seek refuge in London.

Alek Wek

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My advice to anybody, including myself, is if you're going through a bad period, and you just can't see the world's on your shoulders and no day is a good day, you're missing the whole point of the experience. And that's something dogs know from the moment they come bounding up to you as a puppy.

W. Bruce Cameron
- Up
- World
- Good
I was raised looking at women who were strong, and they weren't really into playing race cards or playing gender cards. I didn't grow up around women who were like, 'Well, let the boys do that, and let the girls do that.' I didn't really see that in my house.

Omari Hardwick
- Up
- Women
- House
Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.

A. R. Ammons
- Poetry
- Years
- Living
I hadn't thought that women were particularly dangerous golfers. Could that be the reason that the Augusta National Golf club refuses to take down its 'No Women Allowed' sign?

Madeleine M. Kunin
- Women
- Thought
- Golf
In the end, I think that people that are not willing to take the risk to fail are not true entrepreneurs.

Yossi Vardi
- People
- True
- Risk
If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.

Harri Holkeri