Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought I could make use of my experience in fashion to commercialize their products outside of Ethiopia.
The best lesson that I've learned from my mother is that she just never accepted no for an answer and I think that's something that has stayed with m… - Liya Kebede
The best lesson that I've learned from my mother is that she just never accepted no for an answer and I think that's something that has stayed with m…
- Liya Kebede
Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-ter… - Liya Kebede
Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-ter…
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 birth… - Liya Kebede
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 birth…
In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place. - Liya Kebede
In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.
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, y… - Liya Kebede
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, y…
The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When i… - Liya Kebede
The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When i…
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. - Liya Kebede
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. - Liya Kebede
I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong.
The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it. - Liya Kebede
The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it.
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