72 Quotes by Jacinda Ardern

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.

It becomes tricky if you ever try to partition off what might be seen as sexist criticism. To be honest, I just don't engage. The best way I can rebel against those notions is being competent, good at my job.

Everything I've ever thought about doing has been, in some sense, about helping people.

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

Taking on a leadership role doesn't mean that you only have to be personally ambitious.

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.

I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind.

I definitely try not to get too caught up in putting too much of a gender or age assessment on everything - I've just got to get on with it.

I want to be a good leader, not a good lady leader. I don't want to be known simply as the woman who gave birth.