Catherine Ashton Quotes

#1. I'm not interested in the limelight.

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#2. I look for the consensus because the consensus drives the policy into new places.

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#3. Am I an ego on legs? No I am not. Do I want to be seen out there all the time saying everything? No, I don't.

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#4. Judge me on what I do and I think you will be pleased and proud of me.

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#5. I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative.

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#6. In the EU you have half a billion people who share a common belief in democracy, in rights, in the kind of economic life we want.

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#7. I am proud of the fact that women have been recognised as being as capable, as able to do the senior jobs in Europe as any man.

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#8. In foreign policy, there are times when speaking with one voice - and it doesn't have to be mine - allows us to engage better on issues, and enables us to do things more effectively.

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