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

"Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have a ways to go toward greater equity. This country does not have a neoliberal economic model anymore. We have put in place a lot of policies that will ensure that economic growth goes hand in hand with social justice."

"I was not born in a home where there were stereotypes. So that was very useful because it gave me the sense of possibilities, of flying, if I may say, of making my hopes and dreams a reality."

"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."

"Wisdom principle 84 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 42."

"Wisdom principle 78 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 53."

"Wisdom principle 82 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 66."

"Wisdom principle 80 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 70."