Quentin Bryce
Quentin Bryce
Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce AD, CVOwas the 25th Governor-General of Australia, holding office from September 2008 until March 2014. She was the first woman to hold the position, and was previously the Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 December 1942
CountryAustralia
support special needs
I support affirmative action. I support special measures when you need it.
jeans pairs suits
I've never owned a pair of jeans, but I had a fantastic denim boiler-suit and it got a lot of wearing.
country thinking decision
I think there's a very clear recognition and understanding that the progress of women in business at the very highest decision-making levels is too slow. This is a discussion that's going on in every country around the world, actually.
country art writing
The thing we often forget to talk about, or perhaps we take for granted, is our country’s dazzling beauty. Our natural environment is so much a part of Australia’s art, writing, music and culture, both indigenous and non indigenous.
mother husband dad
My mother played the piano and my father the violin, I can remember my dad teaching me how to waltz; I had my feet on his, my mother playing the piano, and my husband will tell you the lessons weren't very successful.
powerful communication opportunity
The bonds that women share around the world, wherever we come from, they're very powerful and they have an ease of communication because we share those very important things of our families, our mothering, of improving opportunities for the next generation.
girl education country
Begun as a girl from a little country town in central western Queensland, inspired by noble ideas of justice, about fairness, about making the world a better place.
spiritual long important
For a very long time now I've been saying to young women, 'You can have it all, but not all at the same time.' How important it is to take very good care of yourself, of your mental and physical and spiritual wellbeing; it's hard to do. It's easier to be a workaholic than to have a truly balanced life.
powerful giving-up believe
I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?
women heart yes-you-can
Yes, you can have it all, but not all at the same time. Set your own priorities, trust your gut and follow your heart.
mother women fall
When a woman is fit and healthy, everything else falls into place. We are conditioned to put others first, that 'burnt chop syndrome' we observed in our mothers. It takes discipline to pay attention to our diets, to exercise, to leave time for refreshment of mind, body and spirit.