Commitment Quote by Alek Wek Download Open image “My commitment to refugees comes from a very personal place.” — Alek Wek ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Commitment Immigration Personal Place Refugees
“As one refugee, Amila, from Gradačac, commented 20 years later: “The most important part of being a refugee is being a good loser; it’s… — John Farebrother Copy Share Image
Refugees have done more for my heart and my spirit than I can ever express in words. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
My identity is deeply intertwined with being a refugee because that's the first experience that I remember. — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
There are millions of people, refugees, who have experienced the same conflicts and struggles I did. They have the same potential to defy the… — Clemantine Wamariya Copy Share Image
I am not a refugee. I sought refuge for many years, but the word 'refugee' does not define me. It just limits me and… — Clemantine Wamariya Copy Share Image
I always work with refugees and I think they are the most amazing people and it's a privilege to spend time with them, so… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge. — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
Once a refugee, always a refugee. I can't ever remember not being all right wherever I was, but you don't give your whole allegiance… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
I was working part-time as a cleaner while I was going to college and then babysitting after school. — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into?' — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
I've seen mothers and children really being vulnerable in the refugee camps; it's supposed to be temporary, but they end up having children who… — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
I used to have nightmares about the civil war when I got to England at ages 14 to 15. It took me some years… — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
My experience as a refugee had made me strong; I could survive anything, even the world of fashion. — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
Leaving southern Sudan as a child was terrifying. It was 1985, and my family and I were trying to escape to Khartoum, the capital… — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
Starting modeling in the '90s, it was quite surreal. They were like, 'You're so different! So weird! So bizarre!' And I'm like, 'I'm so… — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
There's one thing we all share: We eat to nurture ourselves, to feel stronger. — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish. — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
London is like my second home. I've still got friends there from school and from when I first started in the modelling business -… — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
I don't even know where to start in terms of people having such an issue about color, especially being dark. I just think on… — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
Certainly these are not easy times. But history does not contain very many easy times. Years from now, we will look back at this… — Laura Ingraham Copy Share Image
Trust is about keeping commitments, but in many instances, circumstances change and organizations therefore shed commitments, things such as retiree medical benefits, pension obligations,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
“You make me believe in happiness... if I had my way, if anything were up to me, I’d never be without you. You are… — Courtney Kirchoff Copy Share Image
Golf is such a big commitment, and so is acting. Sometimes you have to give up something to do something else, although, when I'm… — Kathryn Newton Copy Share Image
All of the barriers to innovation in the energy sector are arguments for a big commitment to public investment. Only the public sector can… — Ted Nordhaus Copy Share Image
When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of… — Barbara De Angelis Copy Share Image
“For [erotically intelligent couples], love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life:… — Esther Perel Copy Share Image
Having a point to start is important. You know that when you decide to write something it's like a commitment. It's like falling in… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
A lasting relationship consists of the 3 C's: Commitment. Communication. Compromise. — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
