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I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.

I've always said that I didn't want to be given a job because I was a female, I wanted it because I was the most well-qualified person for the job. And making certain that companies are going to move forward in that vein, that is what women want.

I grew up in a commune where no one considered me female, particularly.

There weren't many women ahead of me.

When I was thirty and perhaps forty, I did not want a wife. It was too much fun being single.

When people ask me why I am running as a woman, I always answer, 'What choice do I have?'

It's the 21st century. It's untenable to suggest that women had no significance and no interest and that just because they didn't vote they had no relevance to the course of our history.

You have to build your credentials as a candidate, not just as a woman. You also have to be willing to exercise power. We've been educated to be mothers, peacemakers, but we must learn that we can't please everybody.

I want women, especially young women, to create a world where your success is not based on being young.

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.