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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. Jacinda Ardern
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I am not the first woman to multi-task. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby - there are many women who have done this before. Jacinda Ardern
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I have already been a big believer in a model of nurse/family partnerships: the idea of having - for those mums that might benefit from a bit of extra support - having those visits scaled up a bit. I believed in it before; I absolutely believe in it now. So that is probably one of the things that affirmed something I already supported. Jacinda Ardern
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There's probably a tendency to view power... to be either based on size or the size and power of your economy. I think New Zealand's strength has always been using our voice on the issues that matter, and we've been consistent on it. There is power in that. Jacinda Ardern
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If we want to make workplaces more open, we need to acknowledge logistical challenges... by being more open, it might create a path for other women. Jacinda Ardern
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The most difficult thing for us to do is to mitigate and offset our agricultural emissions. If we find a way to do that, then we're showing other countries how to do it, too. Jacinda Ardern
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We spent the election campaign really canvassing where we were as a nation, deciding who had the mandate to change that up going forward. But I think the challenge for us will be, as with any government, your actions demonstrate your legacy. Jacinda Ardern
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I hate the idea of anyone thinking that I don't put a lot of thought about the cost to taxpayers. I make our ministers travel to events in vans to pool together. Jacinda Ardern
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Back in the early days of my political career, I was called Socialist Cindy. I just hate the nickname Cindy. Jacinda Ardern
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I might be at the odd press conference with a little bit of spill on me because I'm not going to hide the imperfections of parenting. I don't think anyone needs that. Jacinda Ardern
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The challenging thing from a work perspective is just the range of things on any given day that you're dealing with and making sure you have the head space to really be giving them the thought and consideration you'd like, too. Jacinda Ardern
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The teacher crisis is something we are really worried about during the byelection in Mount Albert. I counted, across a month, seven teachers I identified just in my area who were all leaving - not the profession but Auckland. Jacinda Ardern
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We know we've got a problem attracting to certain areas because of the cost of living, so we're thinking about things from how do we ensure key workers have accessible and affordable housing; also, how do we attract people into teaching as well. Jacinda Ardern
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Issues like obesity do, as you well know, have a knock-on effect to diabetes. So we all are better off if we invest early in prevention. Jacinda Ardern
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I would absolutely classify as being incredibly progressive the fact that I am the third female prime minister. Jacinda Ardern
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When you're a bit of an anxious person, and you constantly worry about things, there comes a point where certain jobs are just really bad for you. Jacinda Ardern
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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. Jacinda Ardern
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Te Aroha was something we settled on quite early. It was our way of reflecting the amount of love this baby's been shown before she even arrived. Jacinda Ardern
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I thought, how do I reflect the generosity, particularly of all the iwi who gifted us names - and Te Aroha seemed to be a way. Jacinda Ardern
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I have a collection of ukuleles. I meant to graduate to the guitar, but I never did. Jacinda Ardern
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As soon as I came in as leader, we had seven weeks to an election, so we had to be entirely focused on the job we had in front of us. Jacinda Ardern
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I had this spooky psychological thing about 'The Piano' before it began, which was how everybody was going to go nuts on the set. Because a film tends to set up the way people are going to behave. Jane Campion
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There are some things that are real, that you can see, that you can observe, like the moon, and grass and things. But for ideas to become real, they have to be played on your senses. Jane Campion
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A message I've been telling myself: the cinema is very conservative, and unless you have a story that satisfies you, that is within the unchallenging zone, but you love it, you can't do it as cinema. Otherwise, you better go do it for television, which is more daring now. Jane Campion
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For me, being a director is about watching, not about telling people what to do. Or maybe it's like being a mirror; if they didn't have me to look at, they wouldn't be able to put the make-up on. Jane Campion
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To deny women directors, as I suspect is happening in the States, is to deny the feminine vision. Jane Campion
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