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

Helen Clark

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Helen Clark
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 26
Former Prime Minister Of New Zealand
Political Scientist
Politician
University Teacher
Helen Elizabeth Clark
The Right Honourable Helen Elizabeth Clark
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I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours.
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We need innovation. We need great ideas that can be simply and effectively produced all over the place.
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Marine protected areas, and particularly no-take zones, are very effective in allowing regeneration of fish stocks.
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As New Zealanders, we've been in on the United Nations from the very beginning, played a role in the drafting of the charter - it means a lot to us that those processes are followed.
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In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government.
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Girls can do anything. We do do anything and we expect to be treated as equals.
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It's fair to say that, for much of my lifetime, New Zealand certainly was a property-owning democracy and working people, ordinary people, had assets.
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Well of course New Zealand isn't anti-American.
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I don't know that you're ever going to persuade New Zealanders that they're not going to own their own homes and I'm not going to try.
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Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it.
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Adopting and promoting sustainable production practices require concerted effort, something which in practice is too often missing or insufficient. Making this shift at the scale required demands forward-looking leadership in the public and private sectors alike.
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Of course as a small country you're not necessarily in the strongest negotiating position unless you're negotiating with other small countries.
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I've been round Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and China in the last few months and the message that I've been taking is that New Zealand is building an up market dynamic into a connected economy. And that we are not the old-fashioned, ship mutton kind of product the people associate their export in work.
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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.
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When women are able to live in a safe and secure environment, they can participate effectively in the economy and society. This helps overcome poverty, reduces inequalities and is beneficial for children's nutrition, health and school attendance. Every woman and girl has the right to live in safety in her home and community.
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In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things.
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It is a very small minority point of view and I think, through continuing to set the tone of tolerance, acceptance, and diversity, you just have to further marginalize such people. Hopefully one day nobody will think that way.
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Innovation applied across the board of development is having a huge impact, and can have more. All sorts of technology can provide shortcuts, can overcome obstacles which once seemed insuperable.
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Equity, dignity, happiness, sustainability - these are all fundamental to our lives but absent in the GDP.
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I have no beliefs of a religious kind.
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