New Zealander - Politician | July 26, 1980 -
If you sit and wait to feel like you are the most confident person in the room, you are probably going to be left by yourself.
Jacinda Ardern
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I don't think that the next generation should fear just being who they are rather than confirming to an expectation of what they are meant to be.
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Taking on a leadership role doesn't mean that you only have to be personally ambitious.
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Probably being in politics is the worst place for me to be.
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Everyone knows that I have just accepted, with short notice, the worst job in politics.
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I was there when Gordon Brown basically was taking over - so right in the middle of that transition. It was fantastic; I learnt a lot.
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I worked as long in a fish and chip shop as I did in Parliament. I've had particular experiences in politics, but they're not my only ones, and they're not the ones that defined me.
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I do find it slightly offensive that everyone thinks that every New Zealander starred in either 'Lord of the Rings' or 'The Hobbit.'
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A lot of women in New Zealand feel like they have to make a choice between having babies and having a career or continuing their career. So is that a decision you feel you have to make or that you feel you've already made?
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I'm constantly anxious about making mistakes.
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This stardust won't settle, because none of us should settle.
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How great it would be for us all to have the pride of knowing that we, as a country, are one of the best countries to be a child.
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