In any area of the UN we ... have to agree on certain language that can represent the same spirit, but that can be accepted by everyone.

For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.

As more and more women, men and young people raise their voices and become active in local government, and more local leaders take action for the safety of women and girls, change happens.

The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.

Violence ravaged my life. I was a victim of hatred, and I have dedicated my life to reversing that hatred.

You have to be doing things that matter - responsibility, but also responsibility with epic and beautiful and noble tasks.

My message to women is: Women: We can do it. We are capable of doing almost anything, but we must learn we cannot do it all at once, we need to prioritize.

I believe that if you want to fight inequality you have to do it starting at infancy.

Given political history in Chile, it seemed to me that there was a critical task of consolidating a democracy and creating healthy civic-military and political-military relationships.

I was a woman, a divorcee, a socialist, an agnostic . . . all possible sins together.

Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

Working to be outstanding at what you do, raises your confidence and improves your reputation. As you work to become top notch, you gain higher attention and visibility.

One of the first lessons a warrior is taught is that denial of one's circumstances only results in failure to recognize real danger.

Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel for love is not ours to command.

If we cannot now end our differences at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

I was a pebble. I was a leaf. I was the jagged branch of a tree. I was nothing to them and they were everything to me.

I didn't work with any of the beasts [ "Fantastic Beasts"], I didn't have much green screen, but I loved working on it. I'm excited to see it myself.

Trapped in a trap of your own making.

Not only am I a spender, I have had a couple of business people in the past who have been spending my money quite happily.

The TV show. Any time you're playing, this is the gift, you get to play someone else. You get to be someone who you're not.