I come here not as a polished politician but as a woman who has had her fair share of life’s knocks.

Meaning of the quote

In this quote, Pauline Hanson, an Australian politician, is saying that she is not like other politicians who carefully choose their words. Instead, she is a woman who has experienced many challenges and difficulties in her life. She wants to be honest and speak from her own experiences, not just give a perfect, rehearsed speech.

About Pauline Hanson

Pauline Hanson is an Australian politician who founded the right-wing populist party One Nation. She has had a turbulent political career, including a stint in jail, but has been re-elected to the Australian Senate multiple times. Hanson’s outspoken views on issues like immigration and Aboriginal rights have made her a controversial figure in Australian politics.

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I believe we are in danger of being swamped by Asians.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

Governments must give to all those who have hit life’s hurdles the chance to rebuild and have a future.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

I may be only a fish and chip shop lady, but some of these economists need to get their heads out of the textbooks and get a job in the real world. I would not even let one of them handle my grocery shopping.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

We must look after our own before lining the pockets of overseas countries and investors.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

The government must do all it can to help reduce interest rates for business.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

In this financial year we will be spending at least $1.5 billion on foreign aid and we cannot be sure that this money will be properly spent, as corruption and mismanagement in many of the recipient countries are legend.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

The majority of Aboriginals do not want handouts because they realise that welfare is killing them.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

I come here not as a polished politician but as a woman who has had her fair share of life’s knocks.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

We have lost all our big Australian industries and icons, including Qantas when it sold 25 % of its shares and a controlling interest to British Airways.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

My view on issues is based on common sense, and my experience as a mother of four children, as a sole parent, and as a businesswoman running a fish and chip shop.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

If politicians continue to promote separatism in Australia, they should not continue to hold their seats in this parliament. They are not truly representing all Australians, and I call on the people to throw them out.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

We have one of the highest interest rates in the world, and we owe more money per capita than any other country. All we need is a nail hole in the bottom of the boat and we’re sunk.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

It is refreshing to be able to express my views without having to toe a party line. It has got me into trouble on the odd occasion, but I am not going to stop saying what I think.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

The World Health Organisation has a lot of its medical experts sitting in Geneva while hospitals in Africa have no drugs and desperate patients are forced to seek medication on the black market.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

This nation is being divided into black and white, and the present system encourages this.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

We are regarded as a Third World country with First World living conditions.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

A social problem is one that concerns the way in which people live together in one society. A racial problem is a problem which confronts two different races who live in two separate societies, even if those societies are side by side.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

I do not believe that the colour of one’s skin determines whether you are disadvantaged.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)

I will fight hard to keep my seat in this place, but that will depend on the people who sent me here.

Pauline Hanson

Australian politician (born 1954)