Gail Kelly Quotes
I have certainly been very front footed about increasing our gender representation at Westpac.

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I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid.
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I have a very small public.
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Desire is the very essence of man.
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Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.
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I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy.
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In certain ways, I'm not very different than I was when I was a teenager.
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What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily.
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I'm not a very fast-paced person.
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I'm so secluded. Very alone.
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Everything I make starts very personally.
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We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.
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Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics.
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I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
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I'm very flirtatious, and I enjoy it.
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My parents were very artistic, but busy.
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The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.
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I was not influenced by concerts as a child, but I was very strongly influenced by the ballets I saw.
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I come from a very hospitable, close, Catholic, matriarchal family.
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When I got to be a CEO, I said: 'Right. I'm now going to tackle gender inequality head-on. I'm going to make a difference and lead by example and actively put in place policies and practices to support women.'
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I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there.
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For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.
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If you believe in journalism, you don't insult good journalists.
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What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended.
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I have certainly been very front footed about increasing our gender representation at Westpac.