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I've been round Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and China in the last few months and the message that I've been taking is that New Zealand is building an up market dynamic into a connected economy. And that we are not the old-fashioned, ship mutton kind of product the people associate their export in work. Helen Clark

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The Prime Minister is head of team but its not a one woman act. I've been called all those things. Intellectual, sharp-tongued, all true. But what New Zealander is like is to know that someone is in charge and in the end the buck stops with the Prime Minister. Helen Clark

I'm not into power for the sake of it. Helen Clark

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I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours. Helen Clark

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New Zealand's been pretty quiet on human rights issues, which we will be taking rather more interest in, and in international labor issues. Helen Clark

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People are optimistic about the future. Helen Clark

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We're a nation in search of an identity, but it's quite exciting. I don't regard it as a problem. It's a challenge. Helen Clark

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We've been surrounded by images of space our whole lives, from the speculative images of science fiction to the inspirational visions of artists to the increasingly beautiful pictures made possible by complex technologies. But whilst we have an overwhelmingly vivid visual understanding of space, we have no sense of what space sounds like. Honor Harger

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Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world. Hugh Walpole

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I am a thinker, and I do muse over things a lot and am constantly assessing whether I am doing enough or what I should be doing more of to make sure I am not letting anyone down. Jacinda Ardern

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I hope for little girls and boys that there is a future where they can make choices about how they raise their family and what sort of career they have, which is based on what they want and what makes them happy. Jacinda Ardern

It is a woman's decision about when they choose to have children, and it should not predetermine whether or not they are given a job or have job opportunities. Jacinda Ardern

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The wonderful police officers who spend time with me I don't think appreciate that, but I do still drive. I do still cook: not often, but just last week, I really felt like making one of my mum's old recipes - so I did. I do still go to our local department store to buy things like maternity jeans that no one else can really do for me. Jacinda Ardern

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You can't ask other people to believe you and vote for you if you don't back yourself. Jacinda Ardern

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Getting stopped in the middle of the lingerie section, when you're trying to stock up on a few things, by an older man who wants a selfie is a little bit awkward... but I don't let that get in the way of me trying to do normal things, because that is when I get to interact with people as well. Preferably not amongst the underwear, though. Jacinda Ardern

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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? Jacinda Ardern

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I'm constantly anxious about making mistakes. Jacinda Ardern

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Things like promoting healthy behaviours, including nutrition and activity, and beginning that at school is so critical. We used to have a healthy eating, healthy action plan, elements of which really were dumped by the last government, so we're trying to rebuild a bit of a program of action in that space. Jacinda Ardern

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Lots of people juggle a lot of things in their personal and private lives, and I'm not unusual in that. Plenty of women have multitasked before me, and I want to acknowledge that. Jacinda Ardern

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From a personal perspective, I am so looking forward to my new role as a parent. But I am equally focused on my job and responsibilities as prime minister. Jacinda Ardern

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Everyone knows that I have just accepted, with short notice, the worst job in politics. Jacinda Ardern

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