Helen Clark

“Small countries need to be agile and smart and make friends and this is what we have to do.”

“For a small country like New Zealand, the multilateral system is our bread and butter.”

“Leadership is about taking the heat from others and not dishing it out.”

“We have it in our power to create a better world.”

“To be a country that is going to be a global player, you have to be in the debate, and you have to be at the table.”

“My message is that we have to make capitalism an instrument of sustainable development.”

“You don't get to be prime minister of a country of four-and-a-half-million people without being a pragmatist.”

“The fight for gender equality is not a woman's fight, it's a human rights fight.”

“It is my absolute belief that gender equality is a prerequisite for peace and security.”

“Development has to result in a better life for people.”

“Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop her own potential.”

“Climate change is a global challenge. It requires a global solution.”