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Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new
Xhessi Arrington: Veshja pa te reja
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Stilistja Xhessi Arrington nuk mori asgje me vete per udhetimin e saj ne TED pervec se 7 pale te brendshme, duke blere rrobat e tjera ne dyqane te dores te dyte ne Los Angeles. Eshtë një meditim mbi konsumin e ndërgjegjshëm - duke përfunduar në një ylber me ngjyra te ndryshme dhe të krijimtarisë
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I'm Jessi, and this is my suitcase.
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Une jam Xhessi, dhe kjo eshte valixhja ime.
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But before I show you what I've got inside,
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Por perpara se tju tregoj se cfare kam brenda,
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I'm going to make a very public confession,
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do bej nje rrefim public,
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and that is,
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dhe kjo eshte qe,
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I'm outfit-obsessed.
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jam e fiksuar me kostumet.
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I love finding, wearing,
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Me pelqen shume te gjej, te vesh,
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and more recently,
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dhe tani kohet e fundit,
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photographing and blogging
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te fotografoj dhe te fus ne blog,
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a different, colorful, crazy outfit
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nje veshje krejt ndryshe me shume ngjyra
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for every single occasion.
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per cdo rast.
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But I don't buy anything new.
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Por nuk blej asnje gje te re.
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I get all my clothes secondhand
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I blej te gjitha rrobat e mia ne dyqane te dores se dyte
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from flea markets and thrift stores.
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nga pazaret dhe dyqane me gjera te perdorura.
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Aww, thank you.
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Aww, faleminderit.
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Secondhand shopping
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Blerja e dores se dyte
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allows me to reduce the impact
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me lejon te zvogeloj impaktin
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my wardrobe has on the environment
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qe veshjet e mia kane mbi ambjentin
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and on my wallet.
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dhe ne portofolin tim.
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I get to meet all kinds of great people;
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Ne fakt me jep mundesine te takoj tere ata njerez te mire;
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my dollars usually go to a good cause;
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parate e mia shkojne per nje qellim te mire;
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I look pretty unique;
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dukem ndyshe nga te tjeret;
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and it makes shopping like my own personal treasure hunt.
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dhe e ben pazarin si e gjuetia ime personale per thesare.
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I mean, what am I going to find today?
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Po them, cfare do gjej une sot?
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Is it going to be my size?
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Do jete masa ime?
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Will I like the color?
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Do pelqej ngjyren?
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Will it be under $20?
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Do jete nen $20?
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If all the answers are yes,
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Nese te gjitha pergjigjet jane "PO",
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I feel as though I've won.
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ndihem sikur kam fituar.
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I want to get back to my suitcase
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Le ti rikthehem valixhes time
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and tell you what I packed
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dhe tju them se cfare kam brenda me vete
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for this exciting week here at TED.
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per kete jave emocionuese ne TED.
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I mean, what does somebody with all these outfits bring with her?
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Cfare mund te sjelle me vete dikush me tere keto veshje?
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So I'm going to show you exactly what I brought.
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Keshtuqe do tju tregoj tamam se cfare kam sjelle.
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I brought seven pairs of underpants
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Kam shtate pale te brendshme
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and that's it.
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dhe aq.
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Exactly one week's worth of undies
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Te brendshme per nje jave
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is all I put in my suitcase.
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dhe aq kam vene ne valixhe.
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I was betting that I'd be able to find
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E dija qe mund te gjeja
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everything else I could possible want to wear
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te gjitha te tjerat qe mund te doja te vishja
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once I got here to Palm Springs.
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kur te arrija ketu ne Palm Springs.
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And since you don't know me
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Dhe meqe ju nuk me njihni
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as the woman walking around TED in her underwear --
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si gruaja qe ecen neper TED thjesht ne te brendshmet -
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(Laughter)
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(te qeshura)
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that means I found a few things.
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do te thote qe kam gjetur ca gjera.
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And I'd really love to show you my week's worth of outfits right now.
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Tani dua tju tregoj keto veshje per nje jave.
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Does that sound good?
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Ju pelqen?
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(Applause)
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(Duartrokitje)
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So as I do this,
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Duke bere kete,
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I'm also going to tell you a few of the life lessons
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Do tju them gjithashtu disa mesime te vogla nga jeta
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that, believe it or not, I have picked up
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qe, po deshe besoni, i kam mesuar
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in these adventures wearing nothing new.
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nga keto aventura duke veshur asnje gje te re.
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So let's start with Sunday.
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Te fillojme me te Djelen.
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I call this "Shiny Tiger."
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E quaj kete tiger ne shkelqim.
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You do not have to spend a lot of money to look great.
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Nuk duhet te harxhosh shume para qe te dukesh bukur.
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You can almost always look phenomenal for under $50.
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Afersisht cdo here mund te dukesh fenomenale me me pak se 50 dollar.
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This whole outfit, including the jacket,
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E gjithe kjo veshje, dhe me xhaketen,
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cost me $55,
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ishte 55 dollar,
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and it was the most expensive thing
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dhe ishte veshja me e shtrenjete
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that I wore the entire week.
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qe vesha gjate gjithe javes.
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Monday: Color is powerful.
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E Hena: Ngjyra eshte e fuqishme.
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It is almost physiologically impossible
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Eshte afersisht fiziologjikisht e pamundur
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to be in a bad mood when you're wearing bright red pants.
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te jesh ne humor te keq kur ke veshur pantallona te kuqe.
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(Laughter)
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(Te qeshura)
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If you are happy,
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Nese je i gëzuar
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you are going to attract other happy people to you.
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do terhiqni njerez te tjere te gëzuar.
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Tuesday:
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E Marte:
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Fitting in is way overrated.
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Pershtatshmeria eshte shume e mbivleresuar.
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I've spent a whole lot of my life
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Kam kaluar nje pjese te madhe te jetes
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trying to be myself
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duke u munduar te jem vetvetja
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and at the same time fit in.
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dhe ne te njeten kohe te pershtatem.
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Just be who you are.
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Thjesht jetoni si vetja juaj.
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If you are surrounding yourself with the right people,
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Nese e rrethon veten me njerez e duhur,
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they will not only get it,
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ata jo vetem qe do te te kuptojne,
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they will appreciate it.
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po dhe do te vleresojne.
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Wednesday:
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E Merkura:
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Embrace your inner child.
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Sillu si femija qe ke brenda.
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Sometimes people tell me
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Ndonjehere njerezit me thone
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that I look like I'm playing dress-up,
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qe duket sikur po loz me rroba,
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or that I remind them of their seven-year-old.
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ose qe i dukem si femija e tyre 7 vjece.
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I like to smile
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Me pelqen te buzeqesh
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and say, "Thank you."
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dhe te them "Faleminderit".
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Thursday:
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E Enjte:
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Confidence is key.
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Besimi eshte shume i rendesishem.
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If you think you look good in something,
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Nese mendon qe dukesh mire ne dicka,
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you almost certainly do.
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pothuasje me siguri qe dukeni mire.
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And if you don't think you look good in something,
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Dhe po mendove qe nuk dukesh bukur ne nje veshje,
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you're also probably right.
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gjithashtu ke te drejte.
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I grew up with a mom who taught me this day-in and day-out.
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U rrita me nje mama qe me mesoi kete gje cdo dite.
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But it wasn't until I turned 30
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Por nuk ishte deri sa u bera 30 vjece
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that I really got what this meant.
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qe me te vertete mesova se cfare do te thoshte.
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And I'm going to break it down for you for just a second.
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Dhe do t'jua shpjegoj dhe juve ne nje sekond.
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If you believe you're a beautiful person
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Po mendove qe je njeri i bukur,
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inside and out,
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ne shpirt dhe ne dukje,
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there is no look that you can't pull off.
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do te dukesh mire me cdo veshje.
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So there is no excuse for any of us here in this audience.
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Keshtu qe nuk ka asnje arsye per ndonje nga ne ketu ne audience.
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We should be able to rock anything we want to rock.
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Mund te veshim cfare do qe duam e te shkelqejme.
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Thank you.
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Faleminderit.
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(Applause)
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(Duartrokitje)
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Friday: A universal truth -- five words for you:
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E Premte: nje e vertete universale - pese fjale:
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Gold sequins go with everything.
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Teminat e arta shkojne me te gjitha.
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And finally, Saturday:
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Dhe me ne fund, e Shtuna:
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Developing your own unique personal style
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Te zhvillosh stilin personal te vecante
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is a really great way to tell the world something about you
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eshte nje menyre shume e bukur per ti treguar botes dicka per ty
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without having to say a word.
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pa thene asnje fjale.
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It's been proven to me time and time again
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E kam pare kohe pas kohe
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as people have walked up to me this week
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me njerez qe jane afruar te takohen kete jave
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simply because of what I'm wearing,
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thjesht nga veshjet e mia.
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and we've had great conversations.
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Dhe kemi patur diskutime te bukura.
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So obviously this is not all going to fit
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Dhe e di qe sigurisht keto rroba nuk do futen dot
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back in my tiny suitcase.
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brenda ne valixhen time te vogel.
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So before I go home to Brooklyn,
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Keshtuqe perpara se te kthehem ne Brooklyn,
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I'm going to donate everything back.
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do ti dhuroj te gjitha.
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Because the lesson I'm trying to learn myself this week
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Sepse mesimi qe po mundohem te mesoj vete kete jave
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is that it's okay to let go.
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eshte qe nuk eshte keq te ti le gjerat te shkojne.
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I don't need to get emotionally attached to these things
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Nuk me duhet te lidhem emocionalisht me keto gjera,
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because around the corner,
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sepse afer meje,
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there is always going to be
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do te kete gjithmone,
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another crazy, colorful,
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nje veshje tjeter me ngjyra te forta,
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shiny outfit
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veshje me shkëlqim
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just waiting for me,
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duke pritur per mua,
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if I put a little love in my heart and look.
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nese i shikoj ato me dashuri.
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Thank you very much.
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Faleminderit shume.
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(Applause)
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(Duartrokitje)
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Thank you.
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Faleminderit.
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(Applause)
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(Duartrokitje)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jessi Arrington - DesignerJessi Arrington is a color-loving designer based in Brooklyn.
Why you should listen
Jessi Arrington is a founder and owner of WORKSHOP, a designer firm in Brooklyn. Her favorite color is rainbow and her default answer is YES. She’s taught Design Fundamentals at Touro College and given guest lectures at NYU; she's a board member of AIGA/NY. Before co-founding WORKSHOP, she carried out branding for Brooklyn Brewery, Tomato Records and Lion Brand Yarn under the direction of Milton Glaser. She makes a hobby of wearing nothing new (except undies).
She blogs at LuckySoAndSo.com about design, consumption and color.
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