When a man gets up to speak, people listen then look. When a woman gets up, people kook; then, if they like what they see, they listen.

I come here not as a polished politician but as a woman who has had her fair share of life's knocks.

When a man gets up to speak, people listen, then look. When a woman gets up, people look; then, if they like what they see, they listen.

Because when I have been busy at the United Nations during crises, it has meant working day and night.

There's always pressure, from other people and yourself. If you're happy with the looks you're born with, then what are you going to do your whole life?. We keep thinking up new things and finding better ways of doing things because we're not happy with what we're given.

I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.