"The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies."

"In artillery exercises, women always win because they're more accurate."

"The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards."

"People see I am a mother and head of a household. Today in Chile, one-third of households are run by women. They wake up, take the children to school, go to work. To them I am hope."

"We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all."

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

"It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial."

"Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use."