I don't face any particular problems as a woman president because I have been a professional for a long time. I keep telling people: I am a technocrat who happens to be a woman.

If your dreams don't scare you, you aren't dreaming big enough.

Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt.

I earned my professional credibility a long time ago in a male-dominated world. I just hope that as a woman, I bring in an extra dimension to the job. I bring in the sensitivity of being a woman and a mother, and that means I pay more attention to women, children, and the social needs of society.

One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.

As more men become more educated and women get educated, the value system has to be more enhanced and the respect for human dignity and human life is made better.

We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. We share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. And we share a common tool to achieve this: the Millennium Development Goals.