Jenny Shipley Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.”

“The Pacific had great hope that when the former President Mitered decided to halt nuclear testing, we had put behind us the issue of nuclear states testing their weapons in our Pacific region.”

“With the adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the international community sent out a clear message that gender based violence will not be tolerated.”

“I was brought up in a family of leaders, and I think leadership is a life sentence. I like changing things that will shape the future.”

“Ten years ago in Nairobi we said that the participation of women in the decision-making and appraisal processes of the United Nations was essential if the organization was to effectively serve women's interests.”

“The serious problems facing the world today will never be solved until women are able to use their full potential on behalf of themselves, their families, and their global and local communities, as the World Bank and others have discovered.”

“Diversity is not a politically correct idea. Diversity in a boardroom or in a Parliament means that you just have different minds, different life experience, different ways of thinking about patients or customers or voters so that when you bring that intellect, you look at opportunity and risk, and then you have it in much better balance.”

“Every second, every day, every year, we fail to address demand for reproductive health and family planning services. Lives are lost, and girls' opportunities to thrive and contribute to their country's development shrink. These are real people.”

“I can't for the life of me see that by being permissive you actually assist anyone.”

“I'm not sure that it matters as much to women as to our male colleagues to have the public adulation and be on the public mind.”