Alek Wek Quotes

All the exhausting aspects of my job are made worthwhile because I get to experience so many different cultures. It makes you really appreciate the memories.
At times, we take freedom for granted. We really don't know how to cherish the freedom we have until it's taken from us.
Beauty does not mean one thing but not something else.
Beauty is subjective and should not be limited to only what we see on the outside.
Beauty should not be culturally relevant; it should be universal.
Black girls, I feel, rock, in so many ways, especially coming from five girls.
Bones inside clothes. That was war to me.
Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.
Education is the key to the future.
Everything has to do with education: If you educate the girls, you educate the family, the community, and society, in general.
For me, it always goes back to what my mother taught me and my sisters. That all women are beautiful, and we should embrace each other.
For me, you have to have some kind of modesty.
From nine years old, I lived with fear. I saw our neighbours disappearing. I was scared that I would come home from school and my parents would not be there.
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.
Going on safari in South Africa was hardcore but a lot of fun - though my friend Maura was absolutely freaking out about all the bugs in her hair and having to pee in the sand.
Having arrived in London to seek refuge during the civil war in Sudan, where I was born, the thing I'm most proud of is having totally evolved. I came here not knowing how to speak English, but I went to school and learned; I adapted to this new culture.
I am not really into buying a lot of expensive things.
I am so impressed by UNHCR staff who live and work side by side with the refugees. It's really remarkable.
I believe we should utilise any power we have for important issues that are bigger and beyond us. Whether it's with refugees or working to educate kids. I don't think you need to have gone through a civil war to do something. I believe as human beings, we can look out for each other.
I could never understand why other kids wanted to truant - my education here gave me everything. It's the place where I really got to flourish.
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