Of course I have an opinion on many things but I don't micromanage.

Girls can do anything. We do do anything and we expect to be treated as equals.

Someone's got to break the glass ceiling, and once it's broken, everybody else comes clamouring up behind.

No country will reach its full potential if its female citizens do not enjoy full equality.

Never look back. Move on. Aim high. Etc.

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality.

I only take on roles that I'm passionate about. Life is too short to do things that you're not happy with.

If ordinary means I have suddenly got to produce a household of kids and iron Peter's shirts, I'm sorry, I'm not interested.

Equity, dignity, happiness, sustainability - these are all fundamental to our lives but absent in the GDP.

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

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 market fosters.

One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.

In order to pay it's got to be a pretty big winner. But if it's a big hit from a financial standpoint, then next year you've got a very tough comparison.

Every Senator in this Chamber is partly responsible for sending 50,000 young Americans to an early grave. This Chamber reeks of blood.

We need more spontaneous compassion and charity.

A dowried wife, friends, beauty, birth, fair fame, These are the gifts of money, heavenly dame: Be but a moneyed man, persuasion tips Your tongue, and Venus settles on your lips.

When I see my children, and when I see the people who value me, I know how lucky I am.

I think it's sad when people stop dreaming, or start losing hope. Because holding onto the bonkers dream might just turn out to be the most marvellous thing you ever did.

When you know your reason for existence, it should effect the decisions you make.

Human beings, joined in collaboration with the gifts of grace, are responsible for the planet and its future.