I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours.

I'm not into power for the sake of it.

No country will reach its full potential if its female citizens do not enjoy full equality.

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.

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.

Never look back' is my philosophy.

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.