Jenny Shipley Quotes

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 future.

Shaping the future is what drives me. Since I left politics, I'm very much interested in emerging markets.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

I can't for the life of me see that by being permissive you actually assist anyone.

New Zealand's taken some very significant decisions in relation to defence in the last two years.

The first day you're a leader is the beginning of the end of your political career.

Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.

I'm not sure that it matters as much to women as to our male colleagues to have the public adulation and be on the public mind.

The world has been gradually reducing its nuclear arsenals. Testing must stop so that progress on the destruction of nuclear weapons may begin.

NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women.