Louise Burfitt-Dons

“There is equality in the office but not on the street”

“Her iron will won international respect. Her unabashed femininity gained women’s. Margaret Thatcher was a lady’s lady.”

“Women are more powerful than they think. A mother’s warmth is the essence of motivation. If we could liquefy the encouragement, care and compassion we deliver to our children it would surely fill an expanse greater than the Pacific.”

“With all the clever brains in America it would be great to see more investment and focus on this essential research!”

“Tribalism has become trendy.”

“Global warming causing climate change may be the ultimate issue that unites us all.”

“More than a billion women around the world want to emulate western women’s lifestyles and are rapidly acquiring the material ability to do so. It is therefore vital that in our leadership we display some reserve and responsibility in our spending so that the world’s finite resources will be available for our children, their children and their children’s children.”

“Bullying behaviour can be communicated via text, mobile phones, internet, social networking sites, forums. But we can't limit it because these messages are then reinforced by television which glamorises yelling, swearing and vulgar behaviour as the way to walk the red carpet of acceptance.”

“The style of kindness has changed.”

“If you want to be in with a gang then you have to go along with hiding people's things.”

“Everyone wants to be around her because she's always the one at the discos and at the centre of things.”

“AAB actively campaigns to reduce aggression and counter bullying by creating peaceful campaigns such as Cyberkind.”