Helen Clark Quotes
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I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours.
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I think the issue of North Korea is one where the international community as a whole has to work to resolve the crisis.
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As New Zealanders, we've been in on the United Nations from the very beginning, played a role in the drafting of the charter - it…
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If the market is left to sort matters out, social injustice will be heightened and suffering in the community will grow with the neglect the…
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In terms of protecting ourselves, the main issues are around how do we protect our borders [from illegal migrants and livestock and plant diseases], how…
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New Zealand and SA should take this dimension into account, the skills South Africans are presently contributing to New Zealand.
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Never look back. Move on. Aim high. Etc.
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Girls can do anything. We do do anything and we expect to be treated as equals.
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I felt really compromised. I think legal marriage is unnecessary and I would not have formalised the relationship [with husband Peter Davis] except for going…
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I think the penny has dropped that the All Blacks aren't automatically just going to be the best team in the world,
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Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case.
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Economic growth which strips out the planet’s ecosystems is not sustainable
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Grounded in international human rights, gender equality doesn’t just improve the lives of individual women, girls, and their families; it makes economic sense, strengthens democracy,…
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We just sent our condolences to the President of the United States and the American people on what is a terrible, terrible tragedy.
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When women are able to live in a safe and secure environment, they can participate effectively in the economy and society. This helps overcome poverty,…
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Someone's got to break the glass ceiling, and once it's broken, everybody else comes clamouring up behind.
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Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality.
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Health and education are always issues.
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Well of course New Zealand isn't anti-American.
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Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it.
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