Alek Wek Quotes

The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass you by.

Alek Wek

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• I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.

  

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• While I knew that individuals had in history - and still could - make a difference, it seemed presumptuous - even pompous - to imagine that I could be part of it, that I could be one of them.

  

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• On Earth, we still have a beautiful atmosphere that precisely maintains a thermally driven climatic system that shelters, shields and sustains our natural treasures.

  

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• Thug: repeating Look, bud, I said 'Your money or your life.'

  

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  • Money
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• The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass you by.

  

  Alek Wek
  • Money
  • Beautiful
  • Moments