"Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U.N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all."

"You all want to know what is my dream? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover."

"In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone."

"Given political history in Chile, it seemed to me that there was a critical task of consolidating a democracy and creating healthy civic-military and political-military relationships."

"We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children."

"Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it."

"The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer."

"I always wanted to be a father. I have a beautiful relationship with my dad and beautiful memories. I always knew I was going to have a family."