All Jenny Shipley Quotes
- I can't for the life of me see that by being permissive you actually assist anyone. Actually Assist
- By and large, women in New Zealand are fortunate compared with some other countries, including many in our own region. But there is still progress… Compared
- Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and… Act
- It is important to remember that the Pacific Ocean covers a quarter of the world's surface and that each Pacific country has its own cultural,… Country
- NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women. Alongside
- New Zealand's taken some very significant decisions in relation to defence in the last two years. Decision
- On many occasions New Zealand has spoken about the need to ensure that women's concerns are fully integrated into all aspects of the United Nations'… Activities
- Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it. Courage
- The world has been gradually reducing its nuclear arsenals. Testing must stop so that progress on the destruction of nuclear weapons may begin. Arsenals
- The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in… Decision
- 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… Behind
- Too often the desire for peace has been expressed by women while the stewardship of the mechanisms which are used to attempt to secure peace… Arrangements
- The Platform for Action gives due emphasis to the fact that women globally have continued to have insufficient access to the resources necessary to achieve… Access
- 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… Ago
- The Open Skies issue is something that's ongoing and we understand that there are issues in Australia that need to be sorted out. It's something… Australia
- 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… Adoption
- Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view. Achieved
- We know that when women have access to voluntary family planning services, supplies and information, society sees enormous gains in each of the three pillars… Access
- The serious problems facing the world... will only be solved if women have a seat at the table and are listened to as to what… Able
- 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… Brought
- Men are shameless in selling their story. Women are often reserved. So we do need to encourage women to know their story and then tell… Add
- 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,… Balance
- 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… Able
- The government's position was that we have frigates that have got a useful life until 2006. There is no necessity for us to make final… Decisions