If we took away barriers to women's leadership, we would solve the climate change problem a lot faster

- Mary Robinson

Climate change is the greatest threat to human rights in the 21st century.

- Mary Robinson

Tackling the issue of climate change presents us with an inflection point in human history - a climate justice revolution that separates development …

- Mary Robinson

The fight for human rights is about speaking truth to power.

- Mary Robinson

If you are small and don't particularly want credit for what you are doing, you can achieve a lot.

- Mary Robinson

In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom.

- Mary Robinson

People I admire have two qualities: a kind of simplicity, and generosity of spirit. It seems to me that the more impressive people are in what they h…

- Mary Robinson

I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.

- Mary Robinson

Today's human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow's conflicts.

- Mary Robinson