Jacinda Ardern Quotes

Jacinda Ardern

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 26, 1980

The teacher crisis is something we are really worried about during the byelection in Mount Albert. I counted, across a month, seven teachers I identified just in my area who were all leaving - not the profession but Auckland.

Jacinda Ardern

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

Jacinda Ardern

I'll be prime minister and a mum, and Clarke will be 'first man of fishing' and stay-at-home dad. I think it's fair to say that this will be a wee one that a village will raise, but we couldn't be more excited.

Jacinda Ardern

One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.

Jacinda Ardern

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.

Jacinda Ardern

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.

Jacinda Ardern

I didn't think I would be prime minister, because I didn't consider it. But that's the power of saying yes, because there will be a moment when someone asks you to do something beyond your comfort zone. I am not unique.

Jacinda Ardern

I'm constantly anxious about making mistakes.

Jacinda Ardern

I don't think that the next generation should fear just being who they are rather than confirming to an expectation of what they are meant to be.

Jacinda Ardern

If you sit and wait to feel like you are the most confident person in the room, you are probably going to be left by yourself.

Jacinda Ardern

This stardust won't settle, because none of us should settle.

Jacinda Ardern

I might be at the odd press conference with a little bit of spill on me because I'm not going to hide the imperfections of parenting. I don't think anyone needs that.

Jacinda Ardern

I am not the first woman to multi-task. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby - there are many women who have done this before.

Jacinda Ardern

If we want to make workplaces more open, we need to acknowledge logistical challenges... by being more open, it might create a path for other women.

Jacinda Ardern

We're looking to ways to build in the responsibility we have on climate change and the way that we approach, potentially, climate change refuges in the future amongst our neighbors.

Jacinda Ardern

A lot of women in New Zealand feel like they have to make a choice between having babies and having a career or continuing their career. So is that a decision you feel you have to make or that you feel you've already made?

Jacinda Ardern

Back in the early days of my political career, I was called Socialist Cindy. I just hate the nickname Cindy.

Jacinda Ardern

I'm the one who's put myself into politics, so I'm the one that really should be wearing that front-facing role.

Jacinda Ardern

We will work hard to ensure New Zealand is once again a world leader, a country we can all be proud of. We said we could do this; we will do this.

Jacinda Ardern

We spent the election campaign really canvassing where we were as a nation, deciding who had the mandate to change that up going forward. But I think the challenge for us will be, as with any government, your actions demonstrate your legacy.

Jacinda Ardern