Jacinda Ardern is in no way your conventional Prime Minister. Jacinda Ardern is running a country at 38 years old and had her first baby at 37 with a partner she has not married all while kicking some major butt in the role of Prime Minister of New Zealand. (and while wearing lipstick and heels!).
This is one modern-day Wonder Woman who doesn’t need a golden lasso of truth or a red cape to accompany her, but instead, her powers are her fierce and effective communication, and her ability to empathize with people from all cultures in a humbling traditional Kiwi way.
Ardern has gained critical acclaim from influencer’s and leaders from around the globe, which has significantly grown since the recent tragedy that shook the nation of the Christchurch Mosque Attacks in New Zealand.
This event could have had the power to divide and overshadow New Zealand’s core values but instead, it united New Zealand and the many diverse cultures we have even more.
At the heart of this influence was not only a strong community of New Zealanders but also Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Her ability to shed light and love, in contrast to her respected leadership skills seemed like the glue that stuck us together in a time where we could have fallen apart.
“On behalf of all New Zealanders we grieve, together we are one, they are us”.– Jacinda Ardern.
Sadly it was this tragedy that put the limelight on New Zealand and Jacinda Ardern herself, which I must add was justified. After all, New Zealand “the safe haven” isn’t known for such brutal events, and then we had an unconventional Prime Minister who seemed to impress the world with her “Jacinda ways“. There was bound to be hype!
But behind the hype and the cameras is not only a Prime Minister but a friend, a daughter, a neighbor, a spouse, a mother and a woman who we can all relate to.
Below are 12 Powerful Jacinda Ardern quotes that we hope will inspire you to be the Wonder Woman (or Superman) of your own life.
Let’s Do This!…
Jacinda Ardern Quotes:
#1. “We are a self-deprecating people. We’re not ones for status. We’ll celebrate the local person who volunteers at their sports club as much as we will the successful entrepreneur. Our empathy and strong sense of justice is matched only by our pragmatism. – (United Nations General Assembly -2018) -Jacinda Ardern
#2. “I never ever grew up as a young woman believing that my gender would stand in the way of doing anything I wanted”.-Jacinda Ardern
#3. “You can’t ask other people to believe you and vote for you if you don’t back yourself”.-Jacinda Ardern
#4. “He is a terrorist. He is a criminal. He is an extremist. But he will, when I speak, be nameless”.( Reference to the NZ Mosque Attacks. in a Parliament speech)-Jacinda Ardern
#5. (When President Donald Trump asked what he could do)... ” My message was sympathy and love for all Muslim communities”. -Jacinda Ardern
#6. “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
#7. “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
#8. “It is a woman’s decision about when they choose to have children, and it should not predetermine whether or not they are given a job or have job opportunities”.-Jacinda Ardern
#9. “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
#10.“For one, I will never celebrate the gains we have made for woman domestically while internationally other woman and girls experience a lack of the most basic opportunities”. -Jacinda Ardern
#11. “Me too must become we too. We are all in this together”.-Jacinda Ardern
#12. “Let’s Do this!”-Jacinda Ardern
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