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I just found over the years that it's very hard to change people's perception of what it is that you do.

It's very difficult to change the perception people have of you.

The mandate given to me was one of change.

I felt the most effective way to change people's perception was through the power of images.

To make real change, you have to be well anchored - not only in the belief that it can be done, but also in some pretty real ways about who you are and what you can do.

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

I think people change, but the media, they never allowed me to change. They never allowed me to be a better person.

Many people leave government disillusioned about its ability to achieve change and cynical about politicians. I left with rather opposite lessons.

I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.