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" I'm often at events when they're quite light-hearted social events when people would want me to kid around. "

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" We live in a world where equality is pretty important. "

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" I have more engagement with New Zealand than people might think. Unlike the impression I have of the American president, who sits in the Oval Office and people come to them. "

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" I'm not deeply ideologically driven. I believe in good center-right politics. "

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" It's possible to spend every waking hour here on the ninth floor and not get out of the office. And this isn't the real world in here. And contrary to public opinion, I'm not incredibly poll-driven. They are an ongoing indicator of how we are going, but I take the feedback I get on the street as being the most important. "

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